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Sydney: Australia have announced their final 15-man squad for the World Cup starting in February.
Michael Clarke, who is recovering from hamstring surgery, has been named as the skipper of the team but he has been given a fitness deadline. If Clarke fails to recover before Australia's second league game against Bangladesh in Brisbane, he will be replaced in the squad and George Bailey will lead the side. Should Clarke fail the fitness Test, the most likely candidate to replace him in the squad will be Shaun Marsh.
Mitchell Marsh, who also sustained a hamstring injury during the second Test against India in Brisbane is expected to be fit for the opening game against England at the MCG on February 14. The selection panel chairman said Mitchell could be available at some point in the tri-series that features England and India.
The selectors also chose to leave out Nathan Lyon from the squad and bring in Xavier Doherty. The Tasmanian left-arm orthodox spinner, who has picked up 54 wickets in 57 ODIs at an economy rate of 4.75, has been a part of Australia's ODI team for the last five years and the selectors expressed their confidence in him.
Australia's Cricket World Cup squad: Michael Clarke (c), George Bailey (vc), Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson.
