Australian Squad: The Ashes series between Australia and England has had a strong start. Within just 2 days, host Australia had won the first test match played in Perth. Now the wait is for the second test match, which will be played at the Gabba ground in Brisbane. Along with this test, there was also a wait for the Australian squad, which is now over. Cricket Australia has announced the team for the second test match and no changes have been made in it, giving a blow to the expectations of the fans. That means captain Pat Cummins is out of the second test match also.
No change in the squad
The second test match of the Ashes series will start in Brisbane from 4th December. This match will be day-night and will be played with pink ball. But in this match also the Australian team will have to go without its star captain Pat Cummins. Cummins is recovering from back injury perth test He was also not a part of the IPL but during this time he was seen continuously practicing bowling, which raised hopes of his comeback. But the Australian selectors have decided to rest him for one more match.
Australia has named its squad for the second #Ashes Test at the Gabba. https://t.co/m1JSOnfKI4
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 28, 2025
There has been no change in the Australia squad for the second Test and only 14 players from the Perth Test have been selected for Brisbane. This means that the captaincy will once again be in the hands of Steve Smith, who is continuously giving excellent performance to the team as the acting captain. Apart from Cummins, a decision has also been taken on two other injured players. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has still not been able to make a place because he is not fully fit. Opener Usman Khawaja has been retained in the squad despite the injury he suffered in the first Test match.
Australian squad for the second test
Steve Smith (captain), Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Mitchell Starc, Alex Carey, Brandon Doggett, Michael Neisser, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland.
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