South Africans to lead World XI cricket teams against Australia

South Africans Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock have been appointed captains of the World XI test and one-day squads for October's super series against Australia but there was no place for England skipper Michael Vaughan. Smith will lead the 13-man test...

South Africans Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock have been appointed captains of the World XI test and one-day squads for October's super series against Australia but there was no place for England skipper Michael Vaughan.

Smith will lead the 13-man test team that will play the Australians in Sydney from October 14-19 while Pollock will be in charge of the 14-member one-day squad in a three-match series in Melbourne on October 5, 7 and 9.

Both squads are packed with the biggest names in world cricket including India's Sachin Tendulkar, West Indian Brian Lara, Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan and England's Andrew Flintoff.

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