da dobrowin： Young players Nathan Hauritz and Michael Clarke will return to one-dayinternational cricket after Australian selectors made two changes forthe third match against the West Indies in St Lucia.
AAP21-May-2003Young players Nathan Hauritz and Michael Clarke will return to one-dayinternational cricket after Australian selectors made two changes forthe third match against the West Indies in St Lucia.Hauritz will replace paceman Brett Lee while Clarke comes in for AdamGilchrist in the only changes to the team which took a 2-0 lead in theseven-match series in Jamaica last weekend.Gilchrist and Lee have been rested, enabling Jimmy Maher to take over aswicketkeeper in a relatively young team which has the task of winningAustralia’s 20th consecutive one-day match.Batsman Darren Lehmann remained sidelined with a calf injury whileall-rounder Ian Harvey was overlooked despite recovering from a stomachmuscle problem.Clarke played his only one-day international in January, making anunbeaten 39 in Australia’s victory over England in Adelaide.The right-handed batsman played one first-class match last month duringthe Test tour and remained in the Caribbean to replace injured batsmanDamien Martyn.Hauritz has played five one-day matches, but none since September 5 lastyear when he claimed 4-39 from 10 overs in Australia’s tight win overKenya in Nairobi.The Queensland off-spinner has spent plenty of days on tour since aspart of the Test squad which played Pakistan in Colombo and Sharjahbefore he was called into the World Cup squad when Shane Warne wasbanned for taking an illegal substance.Hauritz will join Brad Hogg as specialist spinners, although Hogg had asore face after he was struck by a ball during Australia’s trainingsession.A shot from Andrew Symonds bounced off a post and hit Hogg above the lipbut he is expected to play.Maher, who made an unbeaten century in his only first-class appearancefor Australia last month, will take the gloves for the third time inone-day internationals.Lehmann, who injured his calf in the opening match last Saturday, willbe reassessed before Saturday’s fourth match in Trinidad.Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Matthew Hayden, Jimmy Maher, MichaelClarke, Andrew Symonds, Michael Bevan, Brad Hogg, Andrew Bichel, NathanHauritz, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee (12th man).West Indies: Brian Lara (capt), Ramnaresh Sarwan (v-c), Omari Banks, Carlton Baugh, David Bernard, Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Ricardo Powell, Devon Smith.