Haddin named Clarke deputy

Haddin named Clarke deputy

Australia have recalled Brad Haddin for their Ashes tour of England later this year.

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Australia have recalled Brad Haddin for their Ashes tour of England later this year.

Haddin, who is 35,  will serve as deputy to captain Michael Clarke.

Haddin gets the vice-captaincy despite playing just one Test in the last 15 months.

The five-Test series in England is scheduled to start on 10 July.

The full Australia Test squad is:

Michael Clarke (captain), Brad Haddin (vice-captain), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Chris Rogers, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Ryan Harris, Jackson Bird and Nathan Lyon.

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- Andre Bloem

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