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PERTH - Australia today named allrounder Andrew Symonds in place of the retired Damien Martyn in their team for the third Ashes cricket test against England starting tomorrow.
Symonds, who played the last of his 10 tests against South Africa in April, will bat at No 6 in the order, with Mike Hussey and Michael Clarke moving up a spot to No 4 and No 5 respectively.
Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson was named as 12th man, with uncapped batsman Adam Voges dropping out of the original 13-man squad.
Martyn announced his retirement from cricket three days after Australia won the second test in Adelaide by six wickets last week to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
- REUTERS
