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Michael Clarke (captain)Having finesse with the bat to slice the ball at impossible angles, Clarke is also a handy spinner too. The skipper has been struggling with injury issues ahead of the World.
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George Bailey (vice-captain)George Bailey is a destructive top order Australian batsman, who could also lead the team in Clarke’s absence.
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Pat CumminsCummins, who made his test debut as a teenager, can regularly bowl faster than 145 km/h. He bowls lethally with the new ball.
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Xavier DohertyDoherty is a left-arm spinner, who is generally Australia’s first-choice for ODIs as a spin bowler.
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James FaulknerA brilliant all-rounder and is dexterous as he bowl left-arm medium pace and is a right-hand batsman, Faulkner has the ability to pick keys wickets and has also played memorable innings in the dying moments for Australia and has brought matches out of opponents jaws.
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Aaron FinchA devastating batsman, Finch has made his name written in cricket history books when he scored a Twenty20 world-record 156 against England in 2013, an innings which also included a record 14 sixes.
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Brad HaddinAfter being shadowed with legendary Adam Gilchrist presence in the squad, wicket-keeper batsman Haddin made up for lost time becoming vice-captain to Michael Clarke and a key senior figure in team with development in progress.
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Josh HazlewoodMaking his presence felt at an early age of 17 in Australia, 24-year-old Hazlewood is a pace bowler.
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Mitchell JohnsonJohnson leads Australia’s pace attack, and is capable of reaching 155kph and can bowl precisely as well.
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Mitchell MarshAn all-rounder, who bats at top order, lanky Marsh idolizes former Australian captain Steve Waugh and former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis. Marsh led Australia Under-19 team to victory in the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand.
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Glenn MaxwellAll-rounder Maxwell has the ability to pile quick runs even under pressure and can singlehandedly propel his team to victory. He also bowls off-break.
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Steve SmithSmith made his place in all the three formats of the game soon after debuting. He started his career as a legspinner and batsman, but now he has taken batting as his specialist field.
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Mitchell StarcThe lanky left-armer Mitchell Starc has the ability to generate pace, bounce and bring the ball back into the right-hander, which makes him as Australia’s most promising young fast bowler.
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David WarnerDangerous opening batsman, David Warner has made a unique debut for Australia since he was first Australian for over a century to wear national colors without playing first-class cricket.
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Shane WatsonDangerous opening batsman, David Warner has made a unique debut for Australia since he was first Australian for over a century to wear national colors without playing first-class cricket.
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