Test hopefuls get chance in CA XI
Chairman of selectors Rod Marsh said the match would be keenly watched.
SYDNEY (AFP) - Seven contenders for the first Test against New Zealand have their chance to impress selectors after being named Tuesday in a Cricket Australia XI for a warm-up match against the Black Caps.
Brothers Shaun and Mitchell Marsh, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Bancroft, Joe Burns, Adam Voges and Peter Siddle were all included for the two-day game in Canberra this weekend.
Chairman of selectors Rod Marsh said the match would be keenly watched ahead of the first of three Tests starting on November 5 in Brisbane.
"Similar to the Prime Minister s XI squad, this two-day match will provide an opportunity for us to monitor a group of highly-rated players ahead of the first Test," Marsh said in a statement.
New Zealand are due to arrive in Australia later Tuesday, with their first hit against a Prime Minister s XI in a one-day game on Friday.
Cricket Australia XI: Usman Khawaja (capt), Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Bancroft, Adam Voges, Joe Burns, Sam Whiteman, Peter Siddle, Jason Behrendorff, Billy Stanlake, Ashton Agar, Ben Taylor (12th man).
