Cricket-Australia call up White for injured leg spinner McGain

Sat Oct 4, 2008 12:49pm BST
 
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NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Australia named Cameron White on Saturday to replace injured fellow leg spinner Bryce McGain in the squad for the four-test series in India starting next week.

White, 25, also a useful lower-order batsman, captained Australia A to a tri-series win in India last month.

The Victoria all rounder, who has played 21 one-dayers and two Twenty20 games, will join the side ahead of the first test starting in Bangalore on Thursday, a team statement said.

McGain was sent home on Friday because of a shoulder injury, dashing his hopes of making his test debut at the age of 36 to prop up Australia's weak spin attack. (Reporting by N.Ananthanarayanan, Editing by Clare Fallon)

 

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