Cricket Australia has announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming World Test Championship Final on Tuesday, 13 May. Cameron Green will be a part of the squad, where Mitchell Marsh is set to miss the final. Pat Cummins will continue to lead the Australian Side, and Temba Bavuma will lead the South African team for the WTC final. Both teams are set to face in the WTC Final at the Lord’s from June 11-15.
Sam Konstas, who made his debut against India, has kept his spot in the team, while Nathan McSweeney has been dropped. Todd Murphy, Sean Abbott, and Cooper Connolly, who were part of the tour to Sri Lanka, are also not included this time.
Key players like Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Nathan Lyon remain the backbone of Australia’s Test team. The squad will also head to the West Indies for a three-match Test series starting June 26.
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Pat Cummins will return as the skipper, and the bowling order of the team will be supported by the Skipper along with Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Matt Kuhemann, Beau Webster, and Nathan Lyon. The Batting order will include the youngster Sam Konstas, along with a list of power hitters like Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaj,a and Travis Head.
Brendan Doggett, the Player of the Match in the Sheffield Shield final, has been named as the only travelling reserve alongside the squad. The main squad is the same group of players that previously defeated Sri Lanka 2-0 and India 3-1 in the last Cricket Season(Last summer)
George Bailey Confident in Australia’s Squad
Selection Chair George Bailey believes Australia have a well-balanced squad at their disposal and is confident his side can claim back-to-back World Test Championship titles.
“We are fortunate and looking forward to having Pat (Cummins), Josh (Hazlewood) and Cam (Green) back in the squad,” Bailey said.
“The team finished the WTC cycle with an impressive series victory in Sri Lanka following an equally strong summer in defeating India for the first time in a decade.
“Those series capped a consistent performance across the two-year cycle and now presents us with the incredibly exciting opportunity to defend the World Test Championship.
“It means a lot to the group to reach the final and they are very much looking forward to the challenge South Africa will present at Lord’s.”
Australia can make changes to their squad prior to the final with approval from the ICC Event Technical Committee.
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,
Travelling reserve: Brendan Doggett
