Veteran Hodge called up for second Twenty20

Brad Hodge could play his first match for Australia in nearly six years after being called into the squad for the second Twenty20 in Melbourne on Friday.
At 39, Hodge is Twenty20 cricket's leading run scorer of all time, with 5844 at an average of 36.98 from his 209 matches in the format, and could be a valuable player at the upcoming World T20 in Bangladesh if the selectors chose to utilise his experience.
However, while the Melbourne match could be viewed as an audition for the World T20, Hodge's chances of playing in that tournament appear slim with Shane Watson and David Warner to return to the top of the order in addition to the men who beat England in Hobart on Wednesday.
The allrounder Moises Henriques played in that victory but will now fly to South Africa for the Test tour and Cricket Australia confirmed that Hodge would be added to the squad for the Melbourne game as a replacement for Henriques.
Whether Hodge will stay with the group for the third T20 in Sydney on Sunday remains to be seen but whatever the case, the call-up should give him a chance to play international cricket for the first time since the Test tour of West Indies in May 2008.

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Finally some sense from CA. What a waste to just not have one of the best T20 players in the whole world in your team, while he's ready as hell. I'd have thought he'd have been an asset to the test side as well. Not anymore obviously. But yeah, wasted him, Dussey, Cosgrove etc.
I hope he plays in World T20 anyway.

At 39 put him back in the test squad? I'm not in favor of that mate

It's been a couple of years since i saw him in the international arena.This is reminiscent of Brad Hogg,who made a comeback at 40 yrs old.He has already proved that he is a match winner in IPL and other in crucial matches for last 2 to 3 years. Its the best time for Hodge to prove a point before his retirement.At last a good decision by the CA.

Downie .... How old is Shiv? 

Irrelevant Cal, WasteIndies don't have any other choices or options

Who down in uno farm can replace Chanderpal?

@Downie .......... So what did you think of the 39 year old tonight so far ??

He took a spectacular catch, hey he's good no doubt and I've always liked him just dunno why CA banished & robbed him of a few good yrs