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Cricket-Recalled Khawaja to battle Head for Ashes spot

by maria November 17, 2021
November 17, 2021
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By Ian Ransom

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Batsman Usman Khawaja has been recalled to Australia’s test squad for the Ashes and will duel with Travis Head for the middle order spot vacated by Matthew Wade.

Khawaja, who has played 44 tests, had been ignored by selectors since being dropped during the 2019 Ashes but the Queensland captain has made a strong case with back-to-back centuries in the Sheffield Shield last month.

Head played the last of his 19 tests against India in Melbourne’s Boxing Day clash before being dumped mid-series.

The South Australia skipper had a brilliant start in the Shield season with a century and a double-century in consecutive innings but the runs have dried up in recent matches.

Selector George Bailey said one of the pair was a slight frontrunner but declined to name him.

“We’re leaning towards one of them, but the whole purpose of naming a squad is to have a squad there,” he told reporters on Wednesday.

That could mean the pair are set for a shoot-out in the squad’s three-day warmup match in Brisbane from Dec. 1.

There were no major surprises in Australia’s 15-man squad which covers only the Dec. 8 opener in Brisbane and the second pink ball test in Adelaide.

Mitchell Marsh was unable to dislodge incumbent all-rounder Cameron Green despite T20 World Cup heroics.

Uncapped Michael Neser and two-test paceman Jhye Richardson are the back-up quicks to Australia’s first-choice trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.

Uncapped legspinner Mitchell Swepson has been included as the reserve slow bowler behind incumbent offspinner Nathan Lyon.

Tim Paine’s Australia were humbled 2-1 by India during the last home summer, triggering criticism of selectors for sticking with the same attack throughout.

Bailey said he wanted to encourage a “squad mentality” but was cagey about whether selectors planned to rest and rotate bowlers through the five-test series.

Marcus Harris will open the batting with David Warner but there was no place in the squad for Will Pucovski, who has struggled with concussion symptoms after being hit by a ball at training.

Bailey all but ruled out Pucovski playing any part in the series.

“It’s probably unlikely, I reckon,” said Bailey.

“I’d just love to see him playing a lot of cricket and really getting some confidence that he can put together a string of games.”

Skipper Paine has played no cricket since April and is coming back after surgery on a bulging disc in his neck but Bailey confirmed the wicketkeeper would be fit for the Gabba.

Squad: Tim Paine (capt), Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Steve Smith, David Warner.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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