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Australia Brad Hodge has been given some hope of playing for Australia again, after being named in the preliminary 30-man squad for next year's World Cup. Brett Lee is also in the running for Australia's title defence, while James Pattinson is the only man in the group who hasn't played for Australia in any format.

Squad Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Dan Christian, Xavier Doherty, Callum Ferguson, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, Brad Hodge, James Hopes, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Andrew McDonald, Clint McKay, Steve O'Keefe, Tim Paine, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Shaun Tait, Adam Voges, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White

Bangladesh have announced their preliminary squad for the World Cup, and there were no major surprises in the 30-man pool. They have included allrounder Alok Kapali, who last played international cricket in 2008 before defecting to the ICL, and 21-year-old fast bowler Dolar Mahmud, who has not played for Bangladesh since October 2009.

Preliminary Squad: Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Roqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Nazmul Hossain, Naeem Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Shahriar Nafees, Nazimuddin, Shamsur Rahman, Jahirul Islam, Sahagir Hossain, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Dolar Mahmud, Mithun Ali, Nasir Hossain, Shuvogoto Chowdhury, Shabbir Rahman, Alok Kapali, Enamul Haque Jr.

Cricket South Africa have named four uncapped players in the preliminary squad for the 2011 World Cup and recalled batsman Jacques Rudolph and allrounder Johan van der Wath, who made themselves eligible for selection following the termination of their Kolpak deals with their respective counties. Batsman Jonathan Vandiar, allrounders Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar and seamer Ethi Mbhalati are the four players yet to play for the national team.

Preliminary squad: Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Alviro Peterson, Loots Bosman, Jacques Rudolph, Morne van Wyk, Jonathan Vandiar, JP Duminy, David Miller, Colin Ingram, Albie Morkel, Robin Peterson, Mark Boucher, Thami Tsolekile, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Heino Kuhn, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Johan Botha, Ryan McLaren, Charl Langeveldt, Rusty Theron, Ethy Mbhalati, Roelef van der Merwe, Johan van der Wath

Sri Lanka have sprung a couple of surprises by including Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas in their 30-member preliminary squad for the 2011 World Cup. Seamer Nuwan Pradeep is the only uncapped player in the list. Jayasuriya has rarely featured in Sri Lanka's plans in recent times, and managed just 15 runs in six outings during the 2010 World Twenty20 in West Indies. The two-match T20 series against New Zealand that followed was his last international assignment; he has since been ignored for all formats of the game. Vaas, who, like Jayasuriya, was a part of Sri Lanka's successful 1996 World Cup side, has been out of the national team since July 2009, and last played an ODI in August 2008.

Preliminary squad: Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal, Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Farveez Maharoof, Jeevan Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath, Malinga Bandara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Dammika Prasad, Chaminda Vaas, Chanaka Welegedara, Nuwan Pradeep, Thilan Thushara

Bangladesh have reduced their preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup to 23. Nazimuddin, Shamsur Rahman, Sahagir Hossain, Mithun Ali, Nasir Hossain, Shuvogoto Chowdhury and Enamul Haque Jr are the players who have been left out. The remaining 23 players will be of a preparatory camp that begins on January 9 at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur.

All 14 teams participating in the tournament have to announce their final fifteen before January 19.

Preliminary Squad: Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Roqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Nazmul Hossain, Naeem Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Shahriar Nafees, Jahirul Islam, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Dolar Mahmud, Shabbir Rahman, Alok Kapali.

World Cup-winning veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas were left out of Sri Lanka's final World Cup squad of 15 players named on Friday by the national selection committee headed by Aravinda de Silva.

Sri Lanka World Cup squad: Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.

John Davison, Canada's all-time leading run scorer, will be available for the World Cup after renouncing his decision to would withdraw from the squad.

Davison initially withdrew over the exclusion of fellow batsmen Geoff Barnett and Ian Billcliff. He had told Cricket Canada he would be withdrawing until the pair are given the reasons for their exclusion from Canada's 30-man preliminary line-up for the tournament but after recent discussions he appears to be satisfied.

Good SA player..lets claim him (so that gives us him and Cooper as ODI players )

Sean Ervine will return to international duty with Zimbabwe at the World Cup after being included in the finalised squad of 15 for the tournament, which starts on February 19. Elton Chigumbura will captain an evenly-spread group that includes six batsmen, two of whom are part-time spinners, three seamers and three specialist slow bowlers.

Zimbabwe World Cup squad: Elton Chigumbura (capt), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Sean Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Raymond Price, Edward Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams


Non-travelling reserves: Terrence Duffin, Tinotenda Mawoyo, Njabulo Ncube, Tinashe Panyangara, Vusimuzi Sibanda

Clint McKay, the right-arm bowler, is out of contention for the World Cup after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left foot. McKay, who grabbed 27 wickets at 19.59 for Australia in 2010, requires an operation and faces a 10-week recovery.

the Aus selectors will make some shocking errors when they pick their final squad. Ferg will miss despite a 45 average, christian will miss despite efforts such as 6/48 and 80 of 60 vs the untouchable NSW lineup. Steve Smith is a certainty to be picked, as is Tait who is only just retaining form. Regardless of age or anti selector rants Hodge should be there.

LBT wrote:the Aus selectors will make some shocking errors when they pick their final squad. Ferg will miss despite a 45 average, christian will miss despite efforts such as 6/48 and 80 of 60 vs the untouchable NSW lineup. Steve Smith is a certainty to be picked, as is Tait who is only just retaining form. Regardless of age or anti selector rants Hodge should be there.

Hodge in Ryobi Cup this season
494 runs (MOST in comp, by 80)
82.33 ave
97.05 s/rate

Christian 4th most runs

Its our cup to lose.....South Africa, England and India the teams to beat atm.

LBT wrote:Its our cup to lose.....South Africa, England and India the teams to beat atm.

And SA smashed India by 135 runs in 1st ODI and are doing well again today


Will come down to which team can keep opponents under 300 on the roads

Netherlands Squad: Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Baressi (wk), Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Swarczynski, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.

Reserves: Tom Heggleman, Andrew Hoogstraten, Muhammad Kashif

brod wrote:Netherlands Squad: Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Baressi (wk), Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Swarczynski, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.

Reserves: Tom Heggleman, Andrew Hoogstraten, Muhammad Kashif

He'll be my player to watch...

Just unsure why he can't convert his ODI average of 65 to a half decent return for SA...

LBT wrote:the Aus selectors will make some shocking errors when they pick their final squad. Ferg will miss despite a 45 average, christian will miss despite efforts such as 6/48 and 80 of 60 vs the untouchable NSW lineup. Steve Smith is a certainty to be picked, as is Tait who is only just retaining form. Regardless of age or anti selector rants Hodge should be there.

I completely agree.

I just got back from overseas, and I look at tonight's ODI line-up, and it's absolutely pathetic.

Where is Ferg? Where is Christo? Where is Pattinson? Why are we not playing any youth?

Why are Siddle, Hauritz, Dussey considered locks????

What the heck is going on?

NFC wrote:

LBT wrote:the Aus selectors will make some shocking errors when they pick their final squad. Ferg will miss despite a 45 average, christian will miss despite efforts such as 6/48 and 80 of 60 vs the untouchable NSW lineup. Steve Smith is a certainty to be picked, as is Tait who is only just retaining form. Regardless of age or anti selector rants Hodge should be there.

I completely agree.

I just got back from overseas, and I look at tonight's ODI line-up, and it's absolutely pathetic.

Where is Ferg? Where is Christo? Where is Pattinson? Why are we not playing any youth?

Why are Siddle, Hauritz, Dussey considered locks????

What the heck is going on?

Ferg broke his nose in the last Bash game, DC strained something in the same game...

Siddle is alright, but the other two are pathetic.

Media Park wrote:

NFC wrote:

LBT wrote:the Aus selectors will make some shocking errors when they pick their final squad. Ferg will miss despite a 45 average, christian will miss despite efforts such as 6/48 and 80 of 60 vs the untouchable NSW lineup. Steve Smith is a certainty to be picked, as is Tait who is only just retaining form. Regardless of age or anti selector rants Hodge should be there.

I completely agree.

I just got back from overseas, and I look at tonight's ODI line-up, and it's absolutely pathetic.

Where is Ferg? Where is Christo? Where is Pattinson? Why are we not playing any youth?

Why are Siddle, Hauritz, Dussey considered locks????

What the heck is going on?

Ferg broke his nose in the last Bash game, DC strained something in the same game...

Siddle is alright, but the other two are pathetic.

And Lee, I was onboard before, but now I'd rather we just go for youth in Pattinson.

We seem to be going overboard with bowlers, how about pick the right ones, and then you won't need to pick half a dozen as cover.

I'd rather see Copeland in the side...

Media Park wrote:I'd rather see Copeland in the side...

I'd pick Starc before the lot, but you know that's not going to happen.

He's back fit now I believe, but I'd take a punt on him anyway.

Media Park wrote:I'd rather see Copeland in the side...

Hes the man!! (well joint "The Man" - future version with Chris Lynn)