Jake Weatherald In Contention For Test Debut After Being Named In Australia Ashes Squad

Opener Jake Weatherald has secured a spot successful nan Australian squad and is nan starring contender to partner Usman Khawaja astatine nan apical of nan bid for nan first Ashes Test.

But main selector George Bailey said nan Tasmania batter had not yet secured a spot successful nan XI, and said he would hold until nan extremity of nan coming information of Sheffield Shield matches earlier he decides connected nan last lineup.

“The squad gives america bully equilibrium and, pinch 14 of those chosen playing nan adjacent information of Sheffield Shield, we will proceed to stitchery accusation arsenic we move person to nan commencement of nan first Test,” Bailey said.

The first Ashes Test originates successful Perth connected 21 November.

Australian squad: Steve Smith (captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald and Beau Webster.

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