Voges gets international call-up

Australia A captain Adam Voges has been called up for Australia’s tour of India as cover for Ricky Ponting who is struggling with injury.

Voges told the AAP that “Ricky is one of the best players in the world no doubt, but when I get over there if required hopefully I can perform well. I don’t think it can hurt, spending three weeks over there (in Pakistan) getting used to the heat and the conditions and the pitches.”

Voges went onto say “India in India, I don’t think you get much tougher than that. Obviously they are in form, and they have got a lot of confidence out of the Twenty20 stuff.”

“They are going to be very tough opposition when we get over there. The heat, the humidity and the hard tough cricket playing on flat pitches over there. It is hard work, but very enjoyable.”

Voges has played one one-day international to date scoring 16 not out against New Zealand in February 2007.