Player reaction to Johnnie Walker Super Series squad announcement

"It's great. I'm pleased I'm in the 20 but I desperately hope I'm in the final 14. The opportunity to play in Australia for the World XI and share a dressing room with some of the best players in the world is something I would desperately love to be involved in."

"It's an exciting prospect for all of the players involved in the team, not just the Australians, but everyone involved in the World XI as well. It's a great addition to the international calendar and I know that every single player in the Australian team is really looking forward to it.

"It's going to be a fantastic spectacle and I'm sure the crowds down in Australia will get right behind it. It should be very, very special when you've got a side including outstanding players like Flintoff, Vaughan, Tendulkar, Sehwag, Vettori, Inzamam and Shoaib."

"It's an honour to be selected, to be considered among some of the best players in the world at the moment. There are some great names in the squad and just to be considered is a huge honour, it means a lot.

"Australia will have the advantage of having played a lot of cricket together, of knowing each other very well. But I think that will be the challenge for the ICC World XI side; to get together and become a unit for those games. I don't think that will be difficult, I think there's a lot at stake and the players who are selected will realise it's a huge honour and a privilege to be in that team. I'm sure they will make every effort to make it work.

"The games will be very competitive. The Australian will want to win those games and whoever is selected for the World XI side will definitely be trying not to let that happen."

"It's a great honour for me and a great opportunity to bowl against some of the biggest stars. I love playing against Australia."

"If I was selected I would take it very seriously. I like to do well against Australia all the time, but it won't be easy, I would say."

"I think it's a great honour to be part of the squad, I guess it's a reward for the efforts and successes I've had against the Aussies over the last couple of years. As a cricketer you definitely want to be in the top rung and it's a good thing to be part of that.

"Australia playing as a team has an advantage, but I guess the World XI has talent and great players so it would be very interesting."

"Australia has got a powerhouse side and they've dominated world cricket for a while now. They've played against all of the players who might be selected and done well against them, but if the World XI side can gel well and play well, it could be a very exciting series."