Australia announce Test squad for the West Indies series, Peter Forrest gets the selectors nod
Cricket Australia selectors on Wednesday announced a 16-man squad for next month’s Test series against the West Indies in the Caribbean.
After an impressive start to his One Day International career in the recently concluded triangular Commonwealth Bank series at home this summer, which saw him scoring a century and two half centuries in seven innings, Peter Forrest has been elevated to the
Test squad.
Top-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at home, where he scored just 17 runs in six innings at an average of 2.83. Others who failed to get the selectors' nod for the Caribbean tour include
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823.
Since chief selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Forrest-c2176, and he hopes that he will be equally impressive
in the five-day format of the game.
"He [Forrest] looks to all of us more of a Test match player than he does a one-day player and yet he was very successful in the one-day game," said Marsh while speaking to media reporters in Adelaide. "We're very very happy with
what he has done this year and we just hope he progresses.”
Prolific batsman, Shane Watson, makes a comeback to the Test squad after a gap of three months and the CA selectors want him to bat at the number three position in the absence of Shaun http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362.
"If Michael [Clarke] wants him to bat at number three, he'll be batting at number three," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 is a fine player, he can bat
anywhere in the order," he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, Peter
Siddle, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301
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