Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Wednesday mentioned he’s elated with Usman Khawaja’s choice within the crew squad for the primary two Ashes Assessments. On Wednesday, Australia named a 15-player squad for the primary two Assessments of the upcoming summer time’s Males’s Ashes, alongside an prolonged participant listing from which an Australia A crew might be chosen for a tour match in opposition to the English Lions. “I used to be really a bit stunned that they named the 2 (Khawaja and Head). In the event that they have not decided on it but, I am undecided how a lot clearer it will recover from the following time period,” Cricket.com.au quoted Ponting as saying.
“I am rapt for Khawaja. I have been on file a couple of instances that even when he received not noted, I nonetheless felt he was in Australia’s prime six batters. Simply studying between the traces, it will appear unusual to return to somebody like him and never play him,” he added.
This males’s Ashes will mark Khawaja and Jhye Richardson’s comeback within the squad. Khawaja, final within the taking part in XI throughout Australia’s 2019 tour of England, seems to be prone to vie for choice within the middle-order in opposition to Travis Head, with incumbents Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith and Cameron Inexperienced all trying seemingly starters.
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The Males’s Ashes between Australia and England will kick begin from December 8 on the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane.
Australia Check squad:Tim Paine (c), Pat Cummins (VC), Cameron Inexperienced, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
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