Australia and India have finalised their 15-player squads for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final at The Oval.
Both teams submitted their final squads to the ICC on Sunday, with Australia trimming their original 17-player squad by two to land on the 15 players. It will take on India in south London from June 7.
Experienced seamer Josh Hazlewood remains in the mix to play against India. He has named in Australia’s finalised 15-player group
There had been reports suggesting Michael Neser may replace Hazlewood as the latter faces a race to reach peak fitness for the June 7 start date for the match. The Oval after battling side soreness in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Should Australia need to make a change to the 15-player squad based on injury or other reasons. It would need to approved by the ICC technical committee.
Australia’s World Test Championship standby players include all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and Matt Renshaw, while UK-based Australians Neser and Sean Abbott will also play a role in the team’s preparations when they reach London in early June
Meanwhile, India have made no changes to the 15-player squad they named following KL Rahul’s withdrawal due to injury.
Although uncapped youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal earns a late call-up. As a standby player on the back of his excellent recent efforts in the IPL.
Jaiswal was in fine form for the Rajasthan Royals. Accumulating 625 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of 163.61.