Cameron Green is expected to make his Test comeback after Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday (May 13) that he will be included in Australia’s 15-man team for the World Test Championship final at Lord’s next month and the next Caribbean tour. Returning from a back ailment, Green last participated in a Test match in March 2024.
Pat Cummins, the captain, and Josh Hazlewood, a fast who missed the Champions Trophy because of injury but later returned to competition in the IPL 2025, are also joining the Test team. However, Hazlewood missed the last game for his team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, due to a shoulder ailment, and he was also unlikely to start the next game before the league was temporarily stopped.
The lone traveling reserve included in the roster, which is otherwise similar with the one that defeated India 3-1 and Sri Lanka 2-0 last summer, is Brendan Doggett, who was voted Player of the Match in the Sheffield Shield final.
George Bailey, the chair of selectors, stated, “We are fortunate and looking forward to having Pat (Cummins), Josh (Hazlewood), and Cam (Green) back in the squad.” “After an equally good summer in which they defeated India for the first time in ten years, the squad concluded the WTC cycle with a remarkable series victory in Sri Lanka.
“We now have the really thrilling chance to defend the World Test Championship after those series culminated a steady performance throughout the two-year cycle. Reaching the final means a lot to the team, and they are eager to face the challenge that South Africa will pose at Lord’s.”
Beau Webster has maintained an all-rounder spot in the team following a strong start to his Test career, while Sam Konstas has made a comeback after departing Sri Lanka early to play for New South Wales. However, despite the fact that Todd Murphy is unlikely to be included in the starting lineup until the three-Test West Indies trip, which begins on June 25, Matthew Kuhnemann has been selected ahead of him.
Australia is trying to make history by being the first team to win the WTC again.
Australia’s Test squad:Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster,
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