The National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced a men’s squad for the Qantas Test Tour of South Africa.
Source:Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka)
Australia plays South Africa in Test matches in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town in a contest between first and second on the World Test Championship table, and last year’s finalists.
Australia:
Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c)
Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club)
Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Cooper Connolly (WA/Scarborough Cricket Club)
Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Matthew Kuhnemann (TAS/Clarence Cricket Club)
Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club)
Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club)
Michael Neser (QLD/Gold Coast Cricket Club)
Matthew Renshaw (QLD/Toombul Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club)
Beau Webster (TAS/Kingborough Cricket Club)
Cooper Connolly, Matthew Kuhnemann and Michael Neser have been added to the squad from the most recent match against Bangladesh in Mackay.
Chair of Selectors George Bailey said: “This is a reasonably condensed three-game series, on the back of six one-day internationals, with only short breaks between each game. The squad provides balance and options for each Test and the variety of conditions we may face.”
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