Australia have named their 17-player squad for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final against India and the opening two Ashes Tests. The squad includes some big names like David Warner, who has recovered from an elbow injury sustained during the Test series in India in February. Pat Cummins, who had left the tour of India early due to his sick mother, will return to captain the team.
The squad will be available for selection in the WTC final against India and the opening two Ashes Tests at Edgbaston and Lord’s. The selectors will evaluate the squad after the second Ashes Test with the option to make changes for the remaining matches against England at Headingly, Old Trafford, and The Oval.
A 15-player squad for the ICC World Test Championship final will be named on May 28, and Warner will have an opportunity to turn around a recent record that includes one century in 32 Test innings going back to the start of 2021, while the opener averaged 9.5 on the last Ashes tour in 2019.
Usman Khawaja is included in the squad and expected to take one of the opener positions, while Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw are other options to partner the veteran at the top of the order. Harris has been recalled to the squad along with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and wicketkeeper Josh Inglis. Ashton Agar, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Swepson, and Matt Kuhnemann were not retained from the squad that toured India. Lance Morris has been ruled out with injury.
