ARUNDEL, England – First Test certainties Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist,Ricky Ponting, Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath have been omitted from theAustralian cricket team to play an MCC XI in a three-day match startingat Arundel, England, tomorrow.Michael Slater, Justin Langer, Simon Katich and Colin Miller will maketheir first appearances of the English summer after missing selectionfor the limited overs tri-series.Reserve wicketkeeper Wade Seccombe has also been given a run.Waugh, Gilchrist, Ponting, Lee and McGrath are certain to play againstEssex at Chelmsford in another three-day fixture, starting Friday.The first Test between Australia and England for the Ashes starts onJuly 5 at Edgbaston.The team is: Steve Waugh (c), Michael Slater, Matthew Hayden, JustinLanger, Damien Martyn, Simon Katich, Wade Seccombe, Shane Warne, ColinMiller, Damien Fleming, Jason Gillespie.
Star players rested for tour match
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