Team Australia Squad and Probable Playing 11 for the WTC Final

June 6, 2023

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Team Australia Squad and Probable Playing 11 for the WTC Final

The 2023 World Test Championship Final is just one sleep away, and it will be the major event for which we have all been waiting impatiently. Both teams are ready to compete for the title of 2023 World Test Champion after finishing their preparations. Let’s take a look at the Australian team’s lineup for the major game, the potential starting 11 players, and what could be the x-factor for them.

The squad for Australia for the WTC Final is as below:

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Michael Neser, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, and Cameron Green

The Australian team has also had a few injury concerns, like the Indian team before the final. Josh Hazelwood, their ace fast bowler, has been ruled out of the big match, and it could be a huge blow for Australia. Their team looks more or less settled, and there is little debate over a few spots in the team for the final.

Two southpaws, David Warner and Usman Khawaja, are all set to open the inning for Australia. Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, and Travis Head will be batting at positions 3, 4, and 5, which is a no-brainer. Cameron Green will bat at 6 and is going to be an all-round seam option for them as well.

Alex Carey will don the gloves and bat at number seven for Australia. Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Scott Boland are the sure-shot pace bowling options and will comprise the batting at positions 8, 9, and 10. Nathan Lyon, who plays only Test cricket, will be the spin bowler for the Kangaroos.

These are the most probable players that Australia could field in the match, but there is one other possibility where they can bring in another spinner in Todd Murphy, depending on the pitch, in place of Travis Head or any opener and open the batting with Head.

The final potential playing 11 of the Australian team for the final looks like this:

David Warner, Usman Khwaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, and Scott Boland