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Nathan McSweeney To Captain As Australia PM's XI Squad Announced To Face Pakistan

By IANS News November 23, 2023 • 10:52 AM View: 1477

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese: Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday named the men’s squad for the Prime Minister’s XI match against Pakistan in Canberra.

Nathan McSweeney will captain a strong squad which features six test-capped players-- Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Todd Murphy, Jimmy Peirson and Matthew Renshaw, all featured in Australia’s Test squad during the recent Ashes campaign in England.

Cameron Bancroft (505 runs), Beau Webster (487) and McSweeney (456) are the current leading Marsh Sheffield Shield run scorers, while Mark Steketee and Michael Neser combined for 78 wickets last season.

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