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Queenslander all-rounder Hopes put on standby
St John's Antigua | April 05, 2007 4:45:06 AM IST
Queensland all-rounder James Hopes has been put on standby for the Australia World Cup team as a potential replacement for the injured Shane Watson. Watson, who has a long history of injury problems, left the field in the second stage Super Eights game against Bangladesh last Saturday with a calf strain. He may not be available for selection until the semi-finals on April 24 and 25, assuming Australia get that far. ''We have got James Hopes as a shadow player for Shane Watson,'' Australian chairman of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, told reporters today. ''The intention and the expectation is that Shane will recover and play a vital part in the World Cup.'' REUTERS PDS RK2220
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