Gillespie names strong squad for Australia match

Jason Gillespie has named a 12-man Sussex Sharks squad to take on Australia in Thursday’s sold out 50-over tour match at The 1st Central County Ground.

True to his word, the Sussex head coach has assembled a strong group of players in a bid to upset the World Cup holders.

The match will be Australia’s first under new coach Justin Langer as they prepare for their five-match one-day international series against England later this month.

Gates open at 12.30pm, with play starting at 2pm. All 6,000 seats for the fixture have been sold and no tickets will be available on the day.

Supporters without tickets can still watch every ball of the match via a live stream on the Sussex Cricket website. The stream is free for all adult Sussex Members or available for a one-off payment of £4.99. Full details are available on the Sussex Cricket Match Centre.

Sussex Sharks squad v Australia

26. Ben Brown (capt./wk)

22. Jofra Archer

21. Danny Briggs

5. Michael Burgess

32. Laurie Evans

6. Harry Finch

20. Tom Haines

8. Chris Jordan

25. Ollie Robinson

28. Phil Salt

31. Luke Wells

96. David Wiese

The Sharks are in action again on Friday when they play a T20 against the 2018 Aboriginal XI. That match starts at 3pm, following on from a corresponding women’s fixture at 11am. Gates open at 9.30am, entry is free and no ticket is required.