Turner to lead CA XI in a two-day match against India

Melbourne, Nov 13 (IANS) Ashton Turner will lead Cricket Australia (CA) XI to face India in the first of two, two-day tour matches at Gliderol Stadium in Adelaide, starting Nov 24.

The two matches will serve as a tour match for the Indian side ahead of the Commonwealth Bank Test Series, beginning at the Gabba in Brisbane Dec 4, the CA announced Thursday.

Commenting on the squad, CA’s national talent manager Greg Chappell said: "India is a strong international team so it will be a great experience for this CA XI, which includes some of the most exciting young cricketers in the country."

“This will be another great opportunity for captain Ashton Turner, who has great leadership potential. He recently captained a CA XI side to victory over South Africa in a T20 tour match, in which he also performed admirably with the bat."

“Gurinder Sandhu is a highly-regarded fast bowler who has performed consistently well at domestic level and underage international level. He was very impressive in the two four-day matches against South Africa A in August this year and we expect that he will perform well against this high quality team," Chappell added.

CA’s Bupa National Cricket Centre (Bupa NCC) head Troy Cooley will coach the side, with Bupa NCC High Performance coach Graeme Hick as assistant coach. Chappell will accompany the side as team manager.

The CA XI squad: Ashton Turner (captain), Ryan Carters, Alex Gregory, Sam Grimwade, Sebastian Gotch, Josh Lalor, David Moody, Jonte Pattison, Gurinder Sandhu, Matthew Short, Kelvin Smith, Nick Stevens