Sydney - Michael Clarke will captain Australia against England in the final Ashes Test next week in the absence of injured skipper Ricky Ponting, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.Vice-captain Clarke was promoted to captain after Ponting was ruled out with a fractured little finger.Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin was named vice-captain under Clarke for the Sydney Test, which gets underway on Monday.X-rays revealed that during the fourth Test in Melbourne, won by England on Wednesday to retain the Ashes, Ponting had sustained further damage to a fractured little finger suffered earlier in the series.Pakistan-born Usman Khawaja will make his debut as Ponting's replacement with the bat, while paceman Doug Bollinger returned in a 12-man squad after Ryan Harris suffered a stress ankle fracture in the Melbourne Test.
Australia - Michael Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice-capt), Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Mike Hussey, Steve Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, Michael Beer (12th man to be named).
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With only three weeks before the winter tests and only six games left in the regular season of Super Rugby the push is on for the top six spots on the log, BayLion says.
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