The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2013 is all set to begin on 6 June in England. The cricketing extravaganza, considered as second in importance only to Cricket World Cup in importance, will conclude on 23 June.
Played every two years, Champions Trophy is a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament featuring top eight nations in the ICC ODI Rankings. The countries that will participate this year are Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
India will take on South Africa in the opening game on 6 June at Cardiff, Wales. Australia are the only team that have lifted the Champions Trophy twice.
Here is Complete List and Career Statistics of Australian Squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2013:
Michael Clarke: The 32-year-old skipper is middle-order right-hand batsman. He has scored 7375 runs from 207 innings at an average of 44.69 in ODI. He has seven centuries and 54 half centuries to his credit.
David Warner: The 26-year-old opening batsman has scored 1124 runs from 37 innings at an average of 30.37. He has scored two centuries and six half centuries.
Shane Watson: He is an allrounder - right-hand batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. The 31-year-old has scored 4761 from 137 innings at an average of 42.13, and has seven centuries and 29 half centuries to his credit. He has also taken 155 wickets from 136 innings at an economy of 4.80.
George Bailey: He is a top-order right-hand batsman and has scored 764 runs from 20 innings at an average of 44.94 in ODI. He has one century and four half centuries in his kitty.
Nathan Coulter-Nile: The 25-year-old right-arm fast bowler and right-hand batsman is making ODI debut. He has taken 27 wickets from 27 innings at 7.92 economy in Twenty20 format of the game. He has also scored 757 runs from 27 innings at an average of 28.03 in Twenty20.
Xavier Doherty: He is aged 30 and is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He has taken 46 wickets in 40 ODIs with an economy of 4.69.
James Faulkner: He is a 23 years old allrounder. He has taken eight wickets from five innings at an economy of 5.25 in ODI. He has also scored 72 runs from three matches at an average 36.00.
Phil Hughes: He is an opening batsman with 1452 runs from 45 innings at an average of 33.00 in ODI. The 23-year-old has scored three centuries and six half centuries.
Mitchell Johnson: He is 31 years old and is a left-arm fast bowler. He has taken 188 wickets from 118 innings at an economy of 4.82 in ODI.
Clint McKay: The 30-year-old right-arm fast-medium bowler has taken 74 wickets from 42 innings at an economy of 4.66.
Mitchell Marsh: He is an allrounder and has played only one ODI. The 21-year-old right-hand batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler has taken one wicket and scored eight runs from the only ODI he has played.
Glenn Maxwell: He is an allrounder - right-hand batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. The 24-year-old cricketer has scored 202 runs from 11 innings at an average of 25.25, and has taken 38 wickets from 10 innings at an economy of 5.37.
Mitchell Starc: He is an allrounder - left-hand batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler. The 23-year-old has scored 117 runs from six innings at an average of 58.50, and has taken 38 wickets from 18 innings at an economy of 4.87.
Adam Voges: He is a top-order right-hand batsman. The 33-year-old has scored 532 runs from 16 innings at an average of 53.20. He has scored one century and two half centuries.
Matthew Wade: He is a wicketkeeper cum left-hand batsman. The 25-year-old has scored 641 runs from 30 innings at an average of 22.89.
