Haddin named Clarke deputy

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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