Australia name 14-men squad for first test against Pakistan at Perth

Australia will play the first test against Pakistan in Perth starting on December 14.

After winning the World Test Championship 2023, beating India in the final, and retaining the Ashes, Australia will be playing their first test at home. They will host Pakistan for a three-match test series, which will be part of the ongoing WTC 2023–25 cycle. Pat Cummins and his men recently won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, and this has been a great year for them, and they would like to continue it.

The first test of the series will start on December 14 in Perth. Pakistan have reached Australia and will play a four-day practice match against the Prime Minister’s XI. On Sunday, the Cricket Australia (CA) announced the hosts’ squad for the first test, which saw a full-strength team that will face Pakistan in Perth.

Lance Morris added to Australia’s squad for the first test vs Pakistan in Perth

Pakistan will be led by Shan Masood, who took over the test captaincy after Babar Azam stepped down from the role across formats. The left-hander has played 30 tests, scored 1597 runs at an average of 28.5, and has four centuries in the longest format. Meanwhile, Australia have added veteran opener David Warner to their squad, while veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon is back after recovering from the injury.

Pat Cummins will be leading the squad, and Lance Morris will be getting his maiden call on the test side. The pace trio of Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc will be challenging the Pakistani batters, and Scott Boland is also part of the squad. CA has announced a 14-man squad for the first test.

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A full-strength Australian team will be part of the first match. Steve Smith, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne will be playing in the middle order, while there will be a toss up between Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green as bowling all-rounders.

Australia’s 14-men Squad for 1st Test vs PAK: Pat Cummins (C), Steven Smith, David Warner, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Lance Morris.

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