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Australia to field three debutants batsmen against Pakistan in first Test match

| @indiablooms | Oct 06, 2018, at 04:08 pm

Dubai, Oct 6 (IBNS): Australia will field three debutant batsmen against Pakistan in the first Test match of the series from Sunday.

The series will commence from Sunday.

Marnus Labuschagne will join Aaron Finch and Travis Head in receiving Baggy Greens on Sunday morning in Dubai, with Matthew Renshaw the major omission from those within the 15-player, squad read the Cricket Australia website.

Apart from them, Peter Siddle has pipped Michael Neser for the second seam-bowling spot, joining fellow quick Mitchell Starc along with spinners Nathan Lyon and Jon Holland.

Tim Paine will lead the team.

Australia XI for first Test:

Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Tim Paine (c), Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Jon Holland. 

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