Afridi and Ntini brought into 12-man team for third ODI

Shahid Afridi and Makhaya Ntini will replace Kevin Pietersen and Shoaib Akhtar in the ICC World XI line-up for the third ODI match against Australia at the Telstra Dome on Sunday 9 October.

The SuperSub will be confirmed before the toss.

The Johnnie Walker Super Series comprises three one-day internationals at Telstra Dome in Melbourne on 5, 7 and 9 October followed by a six-day Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground from 14 to 19 October.

The ICC World XI ODI team for the final match is as follows:

From - Shaun Pollock (capt), Brian Lara (vice-capt), Shahid Afridi, Rahul Dravid, Andrew Flintoff, Chris Gayle, Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralidaran, Makhaya Ntini, Kumar Sangakkara, Virender Sehwag and Daniel Vettori.

All of the members of the ICC World XI Test side are now with the squad in Sydney. The players from both the Test and ODI squads will travel to Sydney on Monday morning for the ICC Awards on Tuesday 11 October and the Johnnie Walker Super Series Test match from 14-19 October. All of the nominees for the three main individual ICC Awards will be at the prestigious ceremony in Sydney. The ICC Awards are presented by Hyundai in association with FICA.

Media hoping to attend the ICC Awards must contact sheila.razdan@icc-cricket.com for details of the accreditation process.