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On Friday, December 13, Australia announced their playing XI for the third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Their squad against India saw star pacer Josh Hazlewood making his return from a short injury break. He will be replacing Scott Boland, who delivered an impressive performance in the second game of the series, a day/night match in Adelaide. The game saw the Pat Cummins-led side registering a one-sided win with a margin of 10 wickets. Hazlewood, who scalped five wickets in the opening game of the series in Perth, picked up a side strain, and was ruled out of the second clash.
However, the legendary pacer is all well and is set to play for the side in the third game of the series, set to be played at The Gabba. While announcing the squad, Pat Cummins told reporters in Brisbane, "Josh comes back in ... had no hiccups. Had a really good bowl yesterday, had another good bowl in Adelaide a few days previous. Him and the medical team are super confident.”
Boland was fantastic, but spent a bit of time on the bench in last 18 months: Pat Cummins
The Aussie skipper heaped praise on Scott Boland and said, "It's tough, he (Boland) was fantastic in Adelaide. He's unfortunately spent a fair bit of time on the bench over the past 18 months. And whenever he's played, he's been fantastic. A shame for Scotty, but still a fair bit to play out this series. I would be surprised if he doesn't get another crack at some point.”
Here is Australia’s playing XI for third Test in Brisbane
Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
