Dean Jones Named In Australia-A Squad (05 Jan 1996)

Friday 05, January 1996

Dean Jones named in Australia A squad

SYDNEY, Thursday - Veteran swashbuckling batsman Dean Jones has the chance to press his World Cup claims after being selected in an Australian A side to take on the West Indies in a one-day match at the Sydney Cricket Ground next Wednesday.

The Victorian captain was this week named in Australia`s preliminary 18-man squad for next month`s World Cup after a two-year absence from international cricket.

He now has an early chance to push for inclusion in the final squad of 14 to travel to the World Cup with a strong display against Richie Richardson`s West Indies.

The World Cup squad will be announced on January 22, with the first 13 places generally agreed to have been decided already.

That leaves Jones, 34, vying with three others - Tim May, Greg Blewett and Damien Fleming - for the 14th spot with the Victorian fast bowler Fleming currently regarded as the most likely to fill the final berth.

May, Blewett and Fleming have all been chosen in the Australian A side, to be captained by Steve Waugh.

Waugh suffered a leg injury during Australia`s second test win against Sri Lanka last week.

The Australia A squad is:

Steve Waugh (captain), Greg Blewett, Matthew Elliott, Damien Fleming, David Freedman, Adam Gilchrist, Dean Jones, Michael Kasprowicz, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann, Neil Maxwell, Tim May. (Reuter)

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