Australia to field uncapped quicks Boland, Paris for India

Hosts announce 13-man squad for first three ODIs, exclude Lyon

SYDNEY: Australia on Monday included uncapped fast-bowlers Scott Boland and Joel Paris and left leading spinner Nathan Lyon out of a 13-man squad for the first three ODIs against India.

Boland has been on the periphery of the Test team for the current series against the West Indies, while Western Australia’s Paris has been brought in to the national ODI squad for the first time for this month’s series.

There was no place for Lyon with all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to be used as the spin option.



“Scott has continued to impress the selection panel, having bowled very well for his state Victoria this year,” said chairman of selectors Rod Marsh.

Marsh added, “Joel is an exciting young left-arm bowler who swings the ball well. He has had very good figures in short-form cricket and we really want him to make the most of this opportunity.”

South Australia paceman Kane Richardson returns to the side having last played for Australia against South Africa in Canberra in 2014.



Boland and Paris have been included following injuries to front-line fast-bowlers, including Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Peter Siddle.

Selector Trevor Hohns said Lyon, Australia’s leading all-time Test off-spin wicket-taker, was still in the panel’s thoughts for future ODIs.

“Nathan is not far out of the picture for one-day cricket, and of course with the World T20 coming up, it’s probably ideal for him to go back and play some of those games,” Hohns told reporters.



Hohns said selectors would probably consider two spinners for the World T20 in India in March because of the playing conditions in the sub-continent.

Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns were among other notable players left out of the squad.

Australia will play five ODIs against India starting in Perth on January 12, followed by Brisbane on January 15, Melbourne on January 17, Canberra on January 20 and Sydney on January 23.

Aussie squad: The chosen 13

Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, George Bailey, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Joel Paris, Matthew Wade

Published in The Express Tribune, January 5^th, 2016.

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