Australian newly appointed captain Pat Cummins announced their playing XI for the first Ashes Test match against England. Travis Head earned the middle-order spot edging out Usman Khawaja. This decision was termed as a "tight one" by the Aussie skipper while stating both are really good batsmen and were in the form!
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| Australian captain Pat Cummins announced playing XI for Gabba Test |
On the other hand, Mitchell Starc kept his place despite his out-of-form in the recent past. Cameron Green has been named as the all-rounder for this first Test match. The game is scheduled to start on Wednesday (Dec 08) at the Gabba in Brisbane.
"It was a tight one. Both are really good options, really strong form. Experience is great from Uzzie and we feel really lucky to have that in the squad, but Trav’s been playing a lot for us the last couple of years. He’s gone away and he’s churned out runs in England, here in Australia, and we feel like he’s really ready to go," said Pat Cummins while announcing the squad.
Under the leadership of Tim Paine, Australia's winning streak at Gabba ended earlier this year with Shubman Gill (91) and Rishabh Pant (89*) making a mockery of the Australian bowling line-up while chasing down 328 runs on Day 5!
On the other hand, England captain Joe Root said they have all the options ready but they will inspect the conditions for two more days before announcing their playing XI for this prestigious Gabba Test match!
"We've got all the options on the table but we're not going to name a team just yet. We'll have to see the closer forecast and how that pitch changes over the next couple of days. But it's a great place to play spin. It's something we'll weigh up and consider, but we're not in a position to make that call right now," said Joe Root, England Test captain.
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