Australia Announces Power-Packed 13-Player Squad For IND vs AUS 1st Test In Perth

Australia squad for IND vs AUS Perth Test: The Australian cricket team has made a surprising move by naming two uncapped players, Josh Inglis and Nathan McSweeney, in their strong 13-player squad for much-anticipated IND vs AUS 1st Test in Perth. Both McSweeney and Inglis are yet to make their respective Test debuts.

The opening match of five-Test IND vs AUS Border-Gavaskar series is set to begin on November 22, with both teams ranked as the top two in the Championship standings. The clash between India and Australia is expected to deliver intense competition. 

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Australia A skipper Nathan McSweeney is set to open the batting with seasoned pro Usman Khawaja. McSweeney has been in great form lately, scoring an unbeaten 88 to lead his team to victory against India A in the series opener of AUS A vs IND A Tests.

Australian chairman of selectors George Bailey has expressed strong confidence in Nathan McSweeney’s readiness for the Test arena, stating, “Nathan has shown the qualities we believe will serve him well in Test cricket, along with an impressive recent record in domestic matches.”

“His performances for South Australia and Australia A weighed in his favour and supports our view he is ready for the opportunity at Test level.

“Similarly, Josh has been in great touch in the Sheffield Shield competition and deserves his place in his first Test squad.”

Australia’s squad for IND vs AUS Perth Test: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc

India’s Test squad for IND vs AUS Test series: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed