Josh Hazlewood stays an opportunity to play within the World Test Championship remaining after Australia included the seamer within the 15-man squad to face India.
Under ICC rules, Australia have been compelled to chop their 17-man squad for the primary half of the England tour down to fifteen for the Championship remaining on June 7 on the Oval.
Hazlewood had been underneath some doubt to make the squad, after he flew dwelling from the Indian Premier League early this month with a aspect situation.
However, Australia nonetheless think about him some likelihood to play and have included him within the group together with fellow quicks Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland.
Hazlewood’s inclusion means there was no want for selectors to deliver Michael Neser or Sean Abbott into the squad as cowl, with each nonetheless capable of prepare with the group within the lead up.
Neser had loomed as a real choice, having proven nice kind for Glamorgan in county cricket this yr.
In comparability, Hazlewood has struggled for constant time on the sphere and has been restricted to 4 Tests for Australia since December 2021.
Mitch Marsh and Matt Renshaw are the 2 males to not be named within the 15-man squad for the ICC occasion.
Both will nonetheless be out there for choice for the Ashes Test at Edgbaston on June 16,
Regardless, Renshaw’s omission can also be the strongest indication but that Marcus Harris is the popular back-up choice for the highest of the order if the under-pressure David Warner doesn’t survive the tour.
India’s squad stays unchanged from the one which was named by the No.2-ranked aspect on this planet final month.
SQUADS FOR THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:
AUSTRALIA: Pat Cummins (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
INDIA: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
