Pattinson, Warner recalled to ODI squad

[rkt.india]

James Pattinson dives for the ball, Pakistan v Australia, 3rd ODI, Sharjah, September 3, 2012 James Pattinson is back after an injury lay-off © Associated Press Enlarge Related Links Players/Officials: Shaun Marsh | James Pattinson | David Warner Series/Tournaments: England tour of Australia Teams: Australia | England James Pattinson will audition for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa in the one-day series against England, having been named for his international return from injury. Pattinson is part of a 14-man squad named for the five-match contest and David Warner has also been recalled after being dropped from the one-day team earlier in the year. Michael Clarke will captain the team after missing the one-day tour of India due to injury and Shaun Marsh is also back having missed that tour with a hamstring problem, while Phillip Hughes, Adam Voges, Moises Henriques and Callum Ferguson have been dropped. There was also no room for Cameron White, the Player of the Series in the Ryobi Cup, with the selectors having declined to rest any of the senior batsmen. Pattinson has not played an ODI since September 2012 and his last international of any kind was the Lord's Test in July, after which his tour ended with a stress fracture of the back. Pattinson has returned in the BBL for the Melbourne Renegades and will use the one-day series as a chance to push for a place on the Test tour of South Africa in early February. Warner had been axed from the one-day side following the Ashes in England but his form in the Test team this summer meant his recall was all but a formality. Marsh played in the one-day internationals in England after the Ashes and the selectors view him as a man who could play an important role in the World Cup next summer. Voges and Hughes were particularly unlucky to miss out after both men had strong years in the ODI side. Hughes was Australia's third-leading one-day run scorer in 2013, with 660 at 36.66, and he is particularly effective in home conditions - he scored two centuries in the five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka in January. Voges was fifth on Australia's run list in 2013 with 478 runs at 47.80. "We believe this is a well-balanced squad that can build on the promising form displayed in our most recent limited overs series against England and India," the national selector John Inverarity said. "David Warner has won back his place in the Australia ODI squad with his outstanding recent form, not least in the domestic Ryobi Cup competition that was held in September and October in Sydney. "Michael Clarke, Shaun Marsh and James Pattinson have been included after being unavailable through injury for the series against India in October. Phillip Hughes, Adam Voges, Moises Henriques and Callum Ferguson are unlucky to lose their places from the India ODI squad as they have all been in good form. "Adam Voges is particularly unlucky as his ODI performances over the past year have been very good. There are three outstanding players in Clarke, Warner and Marsh coming back and we believe their inclusion provides the squad with several batting options. "Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh are exciting prospects at the top of the order with the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup only 14 months away. Michael Clarke and Darren Lehmann will be looking for consistent performances from these players and the other batsmen who have the potential to impose themselves strongly on matches. "James Pattinson has worked hard to get back to full fitness and will be looking to regain his best form. His performances will provide a guide to the National Selection Panel when it selects the team for the Test tour to South Africa in February and March." Australia's home ODI summer was trimmed to five matches this season, all against England, with the first to be played at the MCG on January 12. Matches in Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide follow before the three-match Twenty20 series starts in Hobart on January 29. Australia ODI squad David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey (vice-capt), Brad Haddin (wk), Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/705663.html

[MCcricket]

Australia are moving in the right direction, this squad looks very good, they were lucky and smart in getting in Lehmann also their downfall was brought in by their arrogance and Sydney gate and their then coach who also managed to destroy nz team after that.

[rkt.india]

Once Cummins joins them, their attack will be

[GoldenSun]

Once Cummins joins them' date=' their attack will be [/quote'] Can hardly wait, I love that bloke :). He's got the right attitude.

[MCcricket]

Once Cummins joins them' date=' their attack will be [/quote'] YES WITH JOHNSON BEING THEIR ENFORCER, HARRIS THEIR STEYN AND CUMMINGS COULD MAKE THEIR ATTACK FAR BETTER THEN SA, THEY WILL CERTAINLY BLOW AWAY THE POMS:yay:

[rkt.india]

Cummins likely to be restricted to playing ODIs Cricket Australia is seriously contemplating restricting Pat Cummins to limited-overs cricket until 2015 to shield the young pace ace from another injury. The plan is yet to be rubber-stamped, but CA medical staff are keen on restricting the 20-year-old's workload as he recovers from a recurring back injury. ''I think you'll see Pat Cummins play limited-over, T20 and one-day cricket for the next year or two,'' CA team doctor Peter Brukner said. That means almost four years could pass between Cummins' Test debut and his second appearance in the baggy green, though he is likely to feature in Australia's plans for the World Twenty20 starting in March and the World Cup in early 2015. Back and foot problems have limited the exciting Cummins to only 17 international appearances and six first-class games since he burst on to the scene in 2011. ''Every time we've tried to play a bit more cricket with Pat Cummins he's broken down,'' Brukner told the ABC. ''There's no point bashing your head against a brick wall any more. So we're going to back off that red-ball cricket for a while. It hasn't been finally decided, but that's the sort of policy being mooted at the moment. We ease him back into cricket, keep the loads fairly low, get the most out of him for our country.'' Lyon no bunny Nathan Lyon may never reach the unrealistically high standards for Test No.11s set by Ashton Agar, but he is no batting bunny, either; far from it. Lyon averages 25 in that position, which is the highest of any No.11 who has played a minimum of 20 innings. But he is under pressure from Trent Boult across the ditch, who averages 23 after 19 innings for New Zealand. Lyon's unbeaten 18 in the first innings has taken his 2013 Test average in Australia to 57, which is higher than Michael Clarke's. The spinner is yet to record an average this series, having scored 53 runs without losing his wicket. If he had been dismissed on Saturday, his series average would have been higher than that of any England batsman. Mates with Mickey David Warner no longer feels he was to blame for Mickey Arthur's demise as national coach, and the pair remain good friends. Warner keeps in touch with Arthur, who was part of the selection committee that handed the dashing opener his Test debut two years ago, and touched base with him while in Perth for the third Test. ''He's a great guy, got a good family. I always speak to him when I can,'' Warner said. ''When I'm over there, I catch up with him and have a beer with him. I'm not sure about the other guys, but I always keep in touch with friends.'' Warner said in July he felt partially responsible for Arthur's dismissal as coach after his stoush with Joe Root, but now accepts the incident was merely the last straw for Cricket Australia during a bad run for the national team. ''There was a lot going on behind doors that we as players don't see,'' said Warner, who is a big fan of new coach Darren Lehmann. ''We weren't winning games and CA instructed that change - that's out of our hands. We just have to deal with it the way we can and try to play cricket.'' Next, the real Ashes Despite England's woes this summer, former captain Michael Vaughan was particularly chipper at the Melbourne Cricket Club's Women in Cricket breakfast. The reason? His focus had already shifted to the women's Ashes series. ''I'm more than happy to talk for 20 minutes about Charlotte Edwards, who'll be coming down [to lead the team],'' Vaughan said. ''The Ashes starts on January 10. I don't have a clue what's going on out there [on the MCG], but I know for sure we still own the real Ashes.'' Most of the guests disagreed with Vaughan's claim, particularly Sarah Elliott, the veteran all-rounder who made a century against England in that series while breastfeeding infant son Sam during breaks in play. She has, unsurprisingly, retained her place in the squad for next month's Test in Perth. Test's TV record Not even a horror day two for Australia could turn the fans away from the cricket. More than 2.6 million people watched Channel Nine's broadcast of the fourth Test on Friday - the highest-rating day two in Oz-Tam history. Australia's resurgence this summer has helped the ratings, as has the return of Bill Lawry behind the microphone. Unfortunately, another summer icon, Richie Benaud, has been ruled out of a return in Sydney. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/ca-may-set-easier-pace-for-pat-cummins-20131228-300oi.html#ixzz2p2LmQoPg

[Cricketics]

I am sure they are favorites to win the world cup at home.

[StriKe]

Aussies should give us some pace bowlers..they got too many :whine:

[CG]

Aussies should give us some pace bowlers..they got too many :whine:

For what? carrying drinks.

[asterix]

Aussies should give us some pace bowlers..they got too many :whine:

And what? Make them sit on the bench and carry drinks? Captain Cool doesn't wants to wicket keep against fast bowlers to keep his hands injury free, doesn't opts for new ball which is due for 66 overs when actually umpires are forced to change the ball! No thanks! Team India has a very simple solution... Just kick out the Test captain, things will start getting better... Trust me...