Opener earns surprise Aussie Test recall

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Opening batter Marcus Harris has the accidental to resurrect his Test vocation aft being recalled to Australia's squad for the upcoming bid against the West Indies.

Usman Khawaja opened with David Warner successful Australia's astir caller series, successful Sri Lanka successful June/July, with each 3 named successful the 13-man squad for Tests successful Perth and Adelaide starting aboriginal this month.

Harris averages 25.29 from his 14 matches, and has made conscionable 1 50 successful his past 19 Test innings.

He has, however, started the home play powerfully for Victoria, with a period against Western Australia successful a high-scoring gully astatine the MCG. He besides made 142 not retired successful a one-day lucifer against Tasmania.

"After immoderate larger squads for the sub-continent tours implicit the winter, we person returned to a precise akin squad to that which performed powerfully past summertime successful comprehensively winning the Ashes," selector George Bailey said.

"Marcus Harris retains his spot aft continuing to execute for Gloucestershire successful the English County contention and a beardown commencement to the Sheffield Shield season."

Meanwhile, Travis Head has been fixed the archetypal accidental to regenerate the retired Aaron Finch successful the 50-over team, with the left-hander named successful the 14-man squad to look England adjacent week.

"Our absorption is to proceed to physique a squad with an oculus to adjacent year's World Cup nether Pat arsenic the caller ODI captain, truthful it's an important series," Bailey said.

"Travis Head returns successful spot of Aaron Finch having played good successful Pakistan and Sri Lanka earlier successful the year. He has demonstrated flexibility successful the types of roles helium tin play successful our ODI line-up.

"Our adjacent accidental successful the ODI format volition beryllium successful India adjacent twelvemonth which volition let america to acquisition akin conditions arsenic for the World Cup successful October."

Test squad to play West Indies:

Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, David Warner.

One-day squad to play England:

Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

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