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Australian bowler Scott Boland successful action. (File)
Scott Boland connected Friday has been named successful the Australia’s Prime Minister XI for the two-day pink-ball lucifer against India successful Canberra, starting from November 30.
The two-day, day-night lucifer astatine Manuka Oval opening November 30 has been flagged arsenic Rohit Sharma’s apt introduction constituent into the bid with the India skipper acceptable to miss the archetypal Test owed to the caller commencement of his 2nd child. The 2nd Test volition beryllium played successful Adelaide from December 6.
The Prime Minister’s XI squad volition beryllium led by uncapped all-rounder Jack Edwards of New South Wales.
India skipper Rohit Sharma, who missed the ongoing archetypal Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which began present connected Friday owed to the commencement of his 2nd child, is apt to diagnostic successful the circuit lucifer astatine Manuka Oval.
The crippled volition service arsenic an important mentation for India arsenic the 2nd Test successful Adelaide opening connected December 6 volition beryllium their archetypal pink-ball Test successful astir 3 years.
Boland is successful the Australia squad for the archetypal Test present and volition anticipation to propulsion for his inclusion successful the Australia playing XI for pink-ball 2nd Test successful Adelaide with a bully amusement successful Canberra. He is the astir experienced of a 14-player PM’s XI squad.
“We are utilising the accidental to support Scott Boland’s lucifer fittingness successful his preparations arsenic portion of the Test squad,” said enactment main George Bailey.
“We convey the Prime Minister for his input into the squad which sees immoderate of the country’s astir breathtaking young cricketers mixed with immoderate highly experienced players.”
The Prime Minister’s XI volition besides person past year’s Under-19 World Cup winners Sam Konsas, Mahli Beardman, Charlie Anderson and Aidan O’Connor.
Former Test opener Matthew Renshaw was selected having been near retired of the Australia A matches, portion emerging middle-order batter Ollie Davies was besides included.
“The Prime Minister’s XI has a affluent past wrong Australian Cricket and I americium delighted to corroborate the squad for this summer’s lucifer against India,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“Taking connected India, 1 of the champion sides successful satellite cricket featuring the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant, volition beryllium an astonishing acquisition for the squad, peculiarly knowing that millions of fans astir the globe volition beryllium watching the match.”
Australian Prime Minister’s XI squad: Jack Edwards (c), Charlie Anderson, Mahli Beardman, Scott Boland, Jack Clayton, Aidan O’Connor, Ollie Davies, Jayden Goodwin, Sam Harper, Hanno Jacobs, Sam Konstas, Lloyd Pope, Matthew Renshaw, Jem Ryan
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