The team for Cricket Australia’s World Test Championship final match against India has been announced, and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has overcome injury concerns to remain on the 15-man list.
On June 7, the WTC final will get underway at London’s Oval.
Despite being cleared by Cricket Australia to play, Hazlewood cut short his Indian Premier League (IPL) season earlier this month after complaining of “minor side soreness.”
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The 32-year-old replaces all-rounder Mitch Marsh and batsman Matthew Renshaw, who were part of the original group, as the team’s specialist fast bowlers, joining captain Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, and Mitchell Starc.
After wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul withdrew due to a right leg injury and was replaced by the uncapped Ishan Kishan, India has now confirmed the 15 players they initially announced three weeks ago.
After a successful IPL season, Yashasvi Jaiswal, an uncapped opener, was picked along with Mukesh Kumar and Suryakumar Yadav as standby players for India.
Only with the ICC technical committee’s blessing are standby players now permitted to take the place of an injured member of the squad.
Following the final, in which both teams will be vying for their first championship, Australia will play England in the Ashes series, with the first test beginning at Edgbaston on June 16.
Australia: Captain Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, and David Warner
Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, and Ishan Kishan are among the players for India.
source from: msn.com
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