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Ashes heroes rested for Twenty20

Australia will rest Ashes heroes Stuart Clark and Glenn McGrath from next week's Twenty20 international against England, promoting young Tasmanian Ben Hilfenhaus.

Australia today named a 12-man squad for Tuesday night's match to be played before a sell-out crowd at Sydney Cricket Ground.

The match is a warm-up for Australia's one-day tri-series against England and New Zealand, which kicks off with a game against England in Melbourne on January 12.

Right-armer Hilfenhaus, 23, has taken 10 wickets at 27.20 in the domestic one-day competition this season for Tasmania and will push for selection in the tri-series.

The opening bowler has also been named in Australia's preliminary 30-man squad for its World Cup defence in the West Indies in March-April.

"The Twenty20 format is an ideal lead up to one-day cricket which is why the selected squad closely mirrors that of the (one-day) series squad," chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said today in a statement.

"We have however agreed that both Glenn McGrath and Stuart Clark will not play in this game to best manage their preparation for the second half of the summer.

"We're also introducing Ben Hilfenhaus for his first match for Australia following a tremendous start to the domestic season."

Australia's squad for the Twenty20 match against England: Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Cameron White, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Ben Hilfenhaus.

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