KEY POINTS:
Michael Clarke has been handed the Australian captaincy in Ricky Ponting's absence for next week's Twenty20 clash with New Zealand in Perth.
Clarke gets the nod for the one-off clash at the WACA with Ponting and opener Matthew Hayden both rested for the Chappell-Hadlee Series warm-up game.
Queensland all-rounder Ashley Noffke and West Australia's Adam Voges have also been included in the squad along with Brad Hodge and Shaun Tait.
Australia
Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Adam Voges, Ashley Noffke, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait.
- NEWSTALK ZB
