Injury concerns hit Australia squad ahead of West Indies Tests
Australia add a fast bowling all-rounder to their Test setup for the tour of West Indies.
Australia have been dealt an injury blow going into the three-match Test series against the West Indies, with pacer Brendan Doggett ruled out due to a minor hip issue.
While Doggett didn’t feature in the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Final, he was a travelling reserve in the squad. His place will be taken by Sean Abbott, who has featured for Australia in 48 internationals, and has 59 wickets in limited-overs international cricket, but is yet to make his Test debut.
Abbott was also a part of the group that travelled to Sri Lanka during their successful outing in the island nation earlier this year.
Australia's Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
Australia also sweat on fitness of batting mainstay Steve Smith, who dislocated his finger following an unfortunate injury while going for a catch in South Africa’s second innings.
Smith avoided surgery and will travel to the Caribbean, but will be required to keep his right little finger in a splint for up to eight weeks following the compound dislocation.
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The WTC 2025 Finalists will feature in their first Test of the 2025-27 cycle in about 10 days.
Schedule:
First Test: June 25-29, Bridgetown, Barbados
Second Test: July 3-7, St George's, Grenada
Third Test: July 12-16, Kingston, Jamaica
Australia have already named a squad for the T20I leg of the tour that will follow the Tests.