By Kaif - May 13, 2025 11:05 AM
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Australia squad announced for the WTC final: The Australian team has announced the squad for the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25. The team has reached the WTC final for the second consecutive time and this time they will face South Africa. The WTC final is going to be played at Lord's Cricket Ground in England from 11-15 June.
Pat Cummins will be seen giving his best to get Australia another ICC trophy under his captaincy. At the same time, all-rounder Cameron Green, who was out for the last 6 months due to injury, has returned to the team.
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Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood suffered a shoulder injury while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2025. It seems difficult for him to join the franchise again. However, the good news is that his injury is not too deep. Hazlewood has got a place in Australia's squad. At the same time, young Sam Konstas has also got a place in the team. Apart from this, Brendan Doggett has got a place as a traveling reserve.
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The responsibility of making the team the Test champion for the second consecutive time has been entrusted to Pat Cummins. Cummins will take charge. He will be accompanied by Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc in pace bowling. All three have recently returned to their country after playing IPL and they are unlikely to join this league again.
Apart from this, Australia will have Scott Boland and all-rounder Beau Webster in backup. Both of them wreaked havoc in the last two Tests against India. The responsibility of spin will be on Nathan Lyon along with Kuhnemann. The responsibility of batting will be on Usman Khawaja, young Sam Konstas, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.
Australia performed brilliantly in the 2023-25 WTC cycle. The team won four out of six series and made it to the final. In the Ashes in 2023, the Kangaroos drew the series against England 2-2. Also, the series against West Indies in 2023-24 was drawn 1-1.
South Africa topped the WTC table in this cycle. They won eight matches out of 12 Tests. Their point percentage was 69.44. At the same time, Australia's point percentage was 67.54. The Kangaroos won 13 out of 19 Tests.
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