Australia name ODI squad for England

Australia named a 12-man squad on Monday for the opening two matches against England later this month in the triangular limited overs series, which includes Sri Lanka.

Ricky Ponting was selected to lead the squad in matches against England in Sydney on December 13 and in Melbourne two days later.

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) also announced a 13-man Australia A squad to play England on December 8 in Sydney and Sri Lanka six days later in Brisbane.

Test batsman Justin Langer, who has played 57 Tests and just eight one-day internationals, will captain Australia A.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist (vice-captain), Michael Bevan, Andy Bichel, Jason Gillespie, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Shane Watson.

Australia A: Justin Langer (captain), Jimmy Maher (vice-captain), Greg Blewett, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Ryan Campbell, Nathan Hauritz, Brad Hogg, Mike Hussey, Ashley Noffke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Williams.

VB Tri nation Series in Australia 2002-03
13 December	Australia v England	Sydney (d/n)
15 December	Australia v England	Melbourne (d/n)
17 December	England v Sri Lanka	Brisbane (d/n)
20 December	England v Sri Lanka	Perth (d/n)
22 December	Australia v Sri Lanka	Perth (d/n)
9 January	Australia v Sri Lanka	Sydney (d/n)
11 January	Australia v England	Hobart
13 January	England v Sri Lanka	Sydney (d/n)
15 January	Australia v Sri Lanka	Brisbane (d/n)
17 January	England v Sri Lanka	Adelaide (d/n)
19 January	Australia v England	Adelaide (d/n)
21 January	Australia v Sri Lanka	Melbourne (d/n)
23 January	1st Final	Sydney (d/n)
25 January	2nd Final	Melbourne (d/n)
27 January	3rd Final (if needed)	Adelaide (d/n)

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