First Published Jan 12, 2023, 2:38 PM IST
Australia’s 18-man squad for the 4-Test series against India has been announced.
Australia will come to India in February for a long series of 4 Tests and 3 ODIs. The series runs from February 9 to March 22. The 4-Test Border – Gavaskar Trophy is an important series for the Indian team as far as the ICC Test Championship is concerned. Australia, who topped the ICC Test Championship points table with 75.56 per cent, have almost assured themselves of a place in the finals. This is an important series for the Indian team, who are ranked 2nd with 58.93% and can advance to the final only if they win the Australian Test series 2-0 or 2-1 or 3-0 or 3-1.
Australia squad announced for Test series against India 4 spinners have been picked in the Australian team as spin can have a huge impact on Indian pitches. Senior spinners Nathan Lyon, Ashton Agar and Mitchell Swepson are all three and a 22-year-old young spinner named Todd Murphy has been picked in the Australian Test team for the first time. Todd Murphy has been given priority over Aussie white-ball spinner Adam Zamba.
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Both Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc will miss the first Test due to finger injuries. They will play from the 2nd match. Warner, Khawaja, Smith, Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head are regular players in the Test squad.
Australian Test Team:
Pat Cummins (capt), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc , Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.