Champion's Trophy Squad Announced

Cricket Australia has announced the 15 man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa in September and October this year. The team is as follows:

Ricky Ponting (captain)
Michael Clarke (vice-captain)
Nathan Bracken
Callum Ferguson
Brad Haddin
Nathan Hauritz
Ben Hilfenhaus
James Hopes
Michael Hussey
Mitchell Johnson
Brett Lee
Peter Siddle
Adam Voges
Shane Watson
Cameron White

Note the absence of Simon Katich.

Australia's fixtures for the competition look like this:

Saturday 26 September: Australia v West Indies (The Wanderers)
Monday 28 September: Australia v India (Centurion)
Wednesday 30 September: Australia v Pakistan (Centurion)

Semi Finals:
Friday 2 October: 1st Semi Final – 1st Group A v 2nd Group B (Centurion)
Saturday 3 October: 2nd Semi Final – 1st Group B v 2nd Group A (The Wanderers)

Final:
Monday 5 October: Final (Centurion)