New Delhi. Australia has announced its team for the first match of the Test series with India. He has given a chance to two new faces in his team. Wicketkeeper batsman Josh English and Nathan McSweeney have been included in Australia’s Test team. The first Test match between India and Australia is to be played in Perth from 22 November.
Australia has expressed confidence in most of its senior players for the series against India. Pat Cummins will continue to captain. Cummins will get support from Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood in fast bowling. Scott Boland has been selected as the fourth pacer. Nathan Lyon will once again handle the spin attack. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh will provide balance to the team.
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McSweeney or English can debut
It is unlikely that much change will be seen in the Australian batting order. The selectors have expressed confidence in Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Steve Smith and Maren Labuschagne among the batsmen. Nathan McSweeney has been given a place in the team for the first time. McSweeney can be seen debuting in Perth. Wicketkeeper batsman Josh English seems to have been selected for the dual role. They can also be used as reserve batter if needed. Alex Carey will take over the responsibility of wicketkeeper.
Australia under pressure despite being host
Australia has not won the Border Gavaskar Trophy to be held with India for 10 years. The Indian team has defeated Australia in the last two series. In this way, Australian captain Pat Cummins not only faces the challenge of saving a hat-trick of defeats, but is also under pressure to regain the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia (1st Test match team): Pat Cummins (captain), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland.
Indian Test Team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Reserve: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khalil Ahmed.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 10, 2024, 07:33 IST