The Kookaburras have selected a 25 player squad to compete in a 3 Test Series against Korea. The series will be played in Hobart, Tasmania from Thursday 28 until Sunday 31 January.
Following on from the Kookaburras recent ABN AMRO Champions Trophy victory in Melbourne, this series will serve as a warm up for the Hero Honda FIH World Cup which will begin in New Delhi, India from 28 February.
Luke Doerner, David Guest and Mark Paterson were unavailable for selection due to injury.
This series will see Kieran Govers play his first international match for the Kookaburras and will allow all players an opportunity to place their claim for World Cup selection against a quality opposition.
Series schedule:
Game 1- Thursday 28 January- 19:00
Game 2- Saturday 30 January- 17:00
Game 3- Sunday 31 January- 19:00
All matches will be played at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre.
Squad: Des Abbott (NT), George Bazeley (VIC), Graeme Begbie (WA), Kiel Brown (WA), Nathan Burgers (ACT), Matthew Butturini (NSW), Joel Carroll (NT), Chris Ciriello (VIC), Brent Dancer (WA), Liam De Young (QLD), Jamie Dwyer (QLD), Russell Ford (VIC), Kieran Govers (NSW), Rob Hammond (QLD), Fergus Kavanagh (WA), Mark Knowles (QLD), Brent Livermore (NSW), Ross Meadows (WA), Eddie Ockenden (TAS), Simon Orchard (NSW), Glenn Simpson (VIC), Grant Schubert (SA), Matthew Swann (QLD), Glenn Turner (ACT), Jason Wilson (QLD)
Source: Hockey Australia
