With a team which is significantly different to that which won the 2009 Champions Trophy and the 2010 World Cup earlier this year, Charlesworth has gone with a much younger line up to build further depth in the Kookaburras squad ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. Five key players from the 2010 World Cup squad with over 800 games experience and four Olympic gold medals between them will not participate in the 2010 Champions Trophy. Kiel Brown, Liam De Young, Rob Hammond, Mark Knowles and Grant Schubert all helped the Kookaburras win their first World Cup in over 24 years earlier this year, however they have not been selected in the 2010 Champions Trophy squad. 

Charlesworth said the 2010 Champions Trophy formed an important stepping stone towards the Kookaburras assault at the 2012 London Olympic Games, and it was with this in mind that he picked such a young squad. “Our sights are firmly set on the London Olympics, everything we have done and everything we will continue to do will have this is mind,” said Charlesworth. 

Australia is the most successful Champions Trophy team in the world, having won a record ten gold medals and 27 medals overall. Having won the 2008 & 2009 gold medals, they will be looking to win three championships in a row for only the second time in Australian history after the Kookaburras also won the Champions Trophy title from 1983-1985.

The 2010 Champions Trophy will be broadcast by Fox Sports. All Australian matches except our first game against New Zealand will be shown LIVE. Click HERE to see the broadcast schedule.
Each match at the 2010 Champions Trophy will also be streamed LIVE and for FREE on the following website: www.laola1.tv/