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Australia have called up the uncapped allrounder Glenn Maxwell for their ODI and Twenty20 matches against Pakistan in the UAE. The batsman Callum Ferguson has also been recalled to the one-day side, having last played for Australia more than a year ago, and Cameron White has been named in the T20 squad, six months after losing the national captaincy to George Bailey.

ODI squad David Warner, Matthew Wade (wk), Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey, Callum Ferguson, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Daniel Christian, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty, James Pattinson, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc

T20 squad David Warner, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade (wk), David Hussey, Michael Hussey, George Bailey (capt), Cameron White, Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Hogg, Xavier Doherty, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Ben Hilfenhaus.

Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has been recalled by Pakistan for the Twenty20s against Australia in August, and September's World Twenty20. Kamran, who last played for Pakistan in the 2011 World Cup, was cleared by the PCB's integrity committee earlier this month.

Squad for Australia T20s, World T20
Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir
In: Kamran Akmal, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Nasir Jamshed
Out: Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Shakeel Ansar

Pakistan have dropped seniors Younis Khan and Umar Gul from the one-day squad for the three-match series against Australia in the UAE later this month. Kamran Akmal, who was recalled for the Twenty20s, also made it to the one-day leg of the tour and the other notable inclusion is Junaid Khan, the left-arm fast bowler who had an impressive Test series in Sri Lanka recently. Anwar Ali, the fast bowler who has played one Twenty20 international back in 2008, is the only relatively new face in the team.

Squad for ODIs against Australia
Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Shoaib Malik, Abdur Rehman, Junaid Khan, Anwar Ali
In: Anwar Ali, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Junaid Khan
Out: Mohammad Sami, Rahat Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed, Younis Khan, Umar Gul

The Queensland fast bowler Alister McDermott is set to follow his father Craig in becoming an international cricketer after being added to the squad for Australia's ODIs against Pakistan in the UAE. McDermott has replaced Clint McKay for the one-day portion of the tour after McKay suffered a hamstring strain during an intra-squad practice match at Australia's team camp in Darwin at the weekend.

Steve Rixon, Australia's fielding mentor, will take over as head coach for the one-day internationals against Afghanistan and Pakistan in the UAE to allow Mickey Arthur to focus on preparations for the World ICC Twenty20. Arthur will return to head coaching duties for the T20 leg of the UAE trip, which is followed closely by the world tournament in Sri Lanka.

Michael Clarke will now bat at number 3 starting in this series

Australia play Afghanistan in a ODI tonight with Maxwell likely to debut

Australia batting first in the first ever two day one day match!

team is

Wade
Warner
Clarke
M Hussey
D Hussey
Bailey
Maxwell
Johnson
Starc
Pattinson
Doherty

Warner gone for 24.

Aus 1/37 (6.5)

pafc1870 wrote:Australia batting first in the first ever two day one day match!

Wtf? Why is that. Coz of weather?

Johno6 wrote:

pafc1870 wrote:Australia batting first in the first ever two day one day match!

Wtf? Why is that. Coz of weather?

Yes, started at 6pm
Was still 34 degrees and 64% humidity at midnight

Afghanistan v Australia
ODI
Sharjah

AUSTRALIA WON BY 66 RUNS

Australia 8/272
MJ Clarke 75 (94)
MS Wade 75 (108)
MEK Hussey 49 (37)
Karim Sadiq 2/22 (6)
Afghanistan 206 (43.5 overs)
Asghar Stanikzai 66 (106)
MA Starc 4/47 (9) MAN OF THE MATCH
JL Pattinson 3/46 (9)
MG Johnson 2/34 (9)

First ODI v Pakistan tonight

Australia have made one change from the side that beat Afghanistan, leaving out their frontline spinner Xavier Doherty. The allrounder Daniel Christian will take his place, meaning plenty of seam-bowling options for Michael Clarke, while the spin duties will be shared by Glenn Maxwell, David Hussey and Clarke himself. It remains to be seen whether Matthew Wade will open or be moved down the order to give him some respite from the heat.

What time for us tonight?

Think it starts at 11.30

Aus 4/84 in 24th over chasing 199
Clarke 51*
Pakis made 198 after being 4/160
Starc 5/42(10)
Pattinson 3/19(9.1)

I woke up at 4:30 this morning and endured some big tank going off on Bridezilla's before I realized the cricket was on live, is Michael Hussey Australia's most selfish player? Absolutely plumb as, hitting 3 qtr's of the way up middle and reviews it.........................once again, to no avail. He does this just about every time he is adjudged lbw, hit the ball son.
The Aussies won by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare, Clarke 66(96), Bailey57*(88) steered us home along with Maxwell 38(38) to take us from 4/67 to 6/199 in the end.
Starc MOTM.

Lightning McQueen wrote:I woke up at 4:30 this morning and endured some big tank going off on Bridezilla's before I realized the cricket was on live, is Michael Hussey Australia's most selfish player? Absolutely plumb as, hitting 3 qtr's of the way up middle and reviews it.........................once again, to no avail. He does this just about every time he is adjudged lbw, hit the ball son.
The Aussies won by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare, Clarke 66(96), Bailey57*(88) steered us home along with Maxwell 38(38) to take us from 4/67 to 6/199 in the end.
Starc MOTM.

Big call.... He has played many, many selfless innings for his country... surely his batting partner should give him some feedback on reviews.

That is probably the world call ever made of this site.

The answer to your statement LM is Shane Watson.