As expected, Pat Cummins captains Australia in their first international encounter of the summer. The big news is the appointment of Travis Head as the vice-captain of the Australia side. He\u2019ll be the co vice-captain of the team along with the present deputy, Steve Smith.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Head\u2019s promotion reflects a trust in his abilities, which saw him deliver back-to-back match-winning performances in the semi-final and final of the recent ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He won Player of the Match for his returns in both these games, as Australia went on to lift the trophy for a record sixth time. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Apart from this, spinner Nathan Lyon comes back to the playing XI for fellow tweaker Todd Murphy in the only change to the Australia XI that took on England in the final match of an epic Ashes series at The Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia\u2019s lead spinner had missed international cricketing action after picking up a calf injury against England at the Lord\u2019s in June.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, he has returned to domestic cricket in recent months, and has featured in the Marsh Cup and Sheffield Shield for New South Wales.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There weren\u2019t many other surprises for Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
David Warner and Usman Khawaja will open the innings as expected. A strong middle-order will comprise of Marnus Labuschagne, Smith, and Head. Mitchell Marsh will take the all-rounder\u2019s role having been preferred over Cameron Green.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alex Carey is back taking the gloves for Australia in red-ball cricket after Josh Inglis was preferred to him for the majority of Australia\u2019s Cricket World Cup campaign.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood will be the fast bowling trio. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia playing XI against Pakistan: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood <\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/world-test-championship-australia-finalise-playing-xi-for-perth-test-against-pakistan.webp", "alt_img": "World Test Championship: Australia finalise playing XI for Perth Test against Pakistan", "alt_title": "World Test Championship: Australia finalise playing XI for Perth Test against Pakistan", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "World Test Championship: Australia Finalise Playing XI For Perth Test Against Pakistan On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "World Test Championship: Australia Finalise Playing XI For Perth Test Against Pakistan, ICC World Test Championship: Australia have named the side that will take on Pakistan in the opening match of their.", "seo_keywords": "World Test Championship, Perth Test, ICC World Test Championship, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Steve Smith, ICC Men, Cricket World Cup, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Australia XI, The Oval, Marsh Cup, Sheffield Shield, New South Wales, David Warner, Usman", "tag": "", "tagging": "World Test Championship, Perth Test, ICC World Test Championship, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Steve Smith, ICC Men, Cricket World Cup, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Australia XI, The Oval, Marsh Cup, Sheffield Shield, New South Wales, David Warner", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "world-test-championship-australia-finalise-playing-xi-for-perth-test-against-pakistan", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1100", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-12-13 10:48:04", "updated": "2023-12-13 10:48:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "World Test Championship, Perth Test, ICC World Test Championship, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Steve Smith, ICC Men, Cricket World Cup, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Australia XI, The Oval, Marsh Cup, Sheffield Shield, New South Wales, David Warner, Usman", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-12-13 10:48:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/world-test-championship-australia-finalise-playing-xi-for-perth-test-against-pakistan-133969" }