Australia name unchanged squad for second Ashes test

MELBOURNE, Nov 28 (Reuters) Australia named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Ashes test against England starting in Adelaide on Friday, Cricket Australia said. Australia's selectors met today and opted to stick with the party that beat England by 277 runs in the series opener in Brisbane yesterday.

Pacemen Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson were retained in the squad and there was no recall for leg-spinner Stuart MacGill, who had been predicted to return with the Adelaide Oval pitch expected to assist the slower bowlers.

All-rounder Shaun Watson was ruled out yesterday after a fitness test on his damaged hamstring.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist, Michael Clarke, Stuart Clark, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Shaun Tait, Shane Warne.

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