Australia Line-up for third Test has been announced five-match series against indiascheduled to take place at Brisbane's Gabba on December 14. Pat Cummins A major change was confirmed for the squad as they look to take the lead in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with the sides currently tied at 1-1.
Big changes to Australian line-up
Josh Hazlewood returns to the starting line-up after recovering from missing the second Test match at Adelaide with a side strain.
“Josh is back…no hiccups,” Cummins said in an interview with the media. “Had a really good bowl yesterday and another good bowl in Adelaide a few days ago. He and the medical team are very confident.
Hazlewood will replace Scott BollandPerformed well in the last game and took five wickets.
“It's hard, he [Scott Boland] It’s great to be in Adelaide” Cummins admitted. “Whenever he's played he's been outstanding. It's a shame for Scottie but there's still a lot of cricket to play this summer. If he doesn't get cracked again at some point I will Surprised,” Cummins added.
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The third Test was played after Australia's decisive victory in the second Test, which they won by ten wickets. With India winning the first Test in Perth by 295 runs, both teams are aware that the upcoming match could decide the direction of the series and impact their place in the tournament ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25.
Australia's XI for the Brisbane Test:
Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
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