Australia has announced its playing-11 for The Ashes series starting tomorrow i.e. 21st November. Pat Cummins is not part of the team in the first test. In his place, Steve Smith will take command of the team in this match. Let us see which 11 players Australia has included in the team for the first test.

Two players are debuting

Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed that fast bowler Brendan Doggett and batsman Jake Weatherald will make their Test debut against England in the first match of the Ashes series starting in Perth from 21 November. Both Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are injured and that is why 31-year-old fast bowler Doggett is getting a chance to play his first Test match. Batsman Weatherald has also become a part of the team.

Marnus Labuschagne will return as a batsman at number three in the match to be held at Optus Stadium in Perth. At a press conference on the eve of the match, Smith said, “When Marnus is at his best batting at number three, he makes us a very good cricket team. We couldn’t keep him out of the team.”

Australia’s playing 11 for the first test match
Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (captain), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett, Scott Boland.

Venue and schedule

This time the Ashes Test will be played on these five prestigious grounds.

1st Test, November 21 – Perth, 8:00 am IST

2nd Test, December 4 – Brisbane, 9:30 am IST

3rd Test, December 17 – Adelaide, 5:30 am IST

4th Test, December 26 – Melbourne, 5:30 am IST

5th Test, January 4 – Sydney, 5:30 am IST

Head-to-head record

In 361 tests played so far,

Australia won: 152

England won: 112

Draw: 97