The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named six NSW players in the Australian squad for the 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final and the Qantas Men’s Test Tour of the West Indies.
Pat Cummins returns as captain alongside NSW teammates Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and youngster Sam Konstas.
The side are seeking to become the first nation to win multiple WTC finals when they face South Africa at Lord's from June 11. The first of three Tests against the West Indies in Barbados, Grenada and Jamaica then gets underway on June 25.
Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c)
Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club)
Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Usman Khawaja (QLD/Valley District Cricket Club)
Sam Konstas (NSW/Sutherland District Cricket Club)
Matt Kuhnemann (TAS/Clarence Cricket Club)
Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club)
Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club)
Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club)
Beau Webster (TAS/Kingborough Cricket Club)
Travelling reserve: Brendan Doggett (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Chair of Selectors George Bailey:
“We are fortunate and looking forward to having Pat (Cummins), Josh (Hazlewood) and Cam (Green) back in the squad.
“The team finished the WTC cycle with an impressive series victory in Sri Lanka following an equally strong summer in defeating India for the first time in a decade.
“Those series capped a consistent performance across the two-year cycle and now presents us with the incredibly exciting opportunity to defend the World Test Championship.
“It means a lot to the group to reach the final and they are very much looking forward to the challenge South Africa will present at Lord’s.”
ICC WTC Final
When: Wednesday, June 11 – Sunday, June 15
Watch: Lord's Cricket Ground or stream on Amazon Prime Video
Qantas Tour of West Indies
26-30 June 2025: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
4-8 July 2025: National Cricket Stadium, St George's
13-17 July 2025: Sabina Park, Kingston