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Ashes: Brad Haddin recalled as vice-captain for Australia tour of England

Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been named as Australia vice-captain for the upcoming Ashes series tour to England.

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Fawad Ahmed, the Pakistan-born leg-spinner who has not yet received his Australian passport, has not been included and also misses out on the 14-man Australia A squad to tour the British Isles ahead of the Ashes, which contains a number of players from the senior squad including Haddin, who will captain the side, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Harris, Jackson Bird and Lyon. Steven Smith, who misses out on a place in the Ashes squad despite some creditable performances in India, is vice-captain of the A side. Smith is one of five men to drop out from the India squad - along with Johnson, Moises Henriques, Xavier Doherty and Glenn Maxwell - which slipped to a 4-0 series defeat amid high-profile problems with discipline. Inverarity added: "The tour to India was very demanding and a learning experience for all. "The result was unacceptable and the players, coaches, support staff and NSP are smarting from those performances and are galvanised to ensure that we play tough, competitive cricket throughout the Ashes." The first Ashes Test begins at Trent Bridge on July 10, with two tour matches before that, while Australia A will take on Scotland, Ireland and Gloucestershire, with the first match getting under way in Edinburgh on June 7. Australia A squad to tour the British Isles: Brad Haddin (C), Steve Smith (VC), Ashton Agar, Jackson Bird, Alex Doolan, Ryan Harris, Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, James Pattinson, Chadd Sayers, Peter Siddle, Jordan Silk.

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