Ben Hilfenhaus, the leading wicket-taker in Australia's Test series victory over India, has been recalled to the national ODI squad to replace the injured Brett Lee - his first limited overs duty in more than two years. The national selector John Inverarity and his panel chose an experienced name to cover for Lee rather than picking another youthful pace bowler, affording Hilfenhaus the chance to play his first 50-over internationals since a tour of India in late 2009.
On that tour Hilfenhaus suffered from knee tendinitis that would then keep him out of international cricket for most of the 2009-10 seasons, and had been employed fully in Test matches since. While naming Hilfenhaus, Inverarity suggested the XI for the Perth match against Sri Lanka on Friday was likely to be unchanged from the one that defeated India in Melbourne. However Hilfenhaus can expect to play in the third match, against India in Adelaide on Sunday at Adelaide Oval.
"The NSP has named Ben Hilfenhaus in the squad for the game against Sri Lanka in Perth on Friday," Inverarity said. "Ben will replace the injured Brett Lee. The bowling attack for Perth is likely to be the same as the one that did so well in Melbourne and Ben will be in Perth to provide cover." Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle have been resting in reserve since the conclusion of the Test series, which reaped 27 wickets at 17.22 for the Tasmanian after he was recalled for the Boxing Day Test.
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On that tour Hilfenhaus suffered from knee tendinitis that would then keep him out of international cricket for most of the 2009-10 seasons, and had been employed fully in Test matches since. While naming Hilfenhaus, Inverarity suggested the XI for the Perth match against Sri Lanka on Friday was likely to be unchanged from the one that defeated India in Melbourne. However Hilfenhaus can expect to play in the third match, against India in Adelaide on Sunday at Adelaide Oval.
"The NSP has named Ben Hilfenhaus in the squad for the game against Sri Lanka in Perth on Friday," Inverarity said. "Ben will replace the injured Brett Lee. The bowling attack for Perth is likely to be the same as the one that did so well in Melbourne and Ben will be in Perth to provide cover." Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle have been resting in reserve since the conclusion of the Test series, which reaped 27 wickets at 17.22 for the Tasmanian after he was recalled for the Boxing Day Test.
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