Symonds recalled to Australian cricket team

Allrounder Andrew Symonds has been recalled to the Australian cricket squad for the first test against New Zealand in Brisbane starting next Thursday.

The Queenslander replaced legspinner Cameron White as the only newcomer from the recent tour of India where they lost the test series 0-2.

Symonds missed the tour for penalizing reasons after he missed a team meeting in Darwin during the previous series against Bangladesh when he went fishing.

Despite a lean early season with the bat, he was included in the 13-man squad alongside fellow-allrounder Shane Watson who had a solid tour of India.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Jason Krejza, Stuart Clark, Peter Siddle.

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