| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Pat Cummins (c) | Bowler |
| Scott Boland | Bowler |
| Alex Carey † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Travis Head | Top-order batter |
| Josh Inglis † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Usman Khawaja | Top-order batter |
| Marnus Labuschagne | Batter |
| Nathan Lyon | Bowler |
| Mitchell Marsh | Allrounder |
| Nathan McSweeney | Allrounder |
| Steven Smith | Top-order batter |
| Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSAUS |  | 469 & 270/8d | beat | 296 & 234 |  | INDIND | 07/06/23 | ICC World Test Championship |
| AUSAUS | | 480 & 175/2d | drew with | 571 | | INDIND | 09/03/23 | Australia tour of India 2022/23 |
| AUSAUS | | 197 & 78/1 | beat | 109 & 163 | | INDIND | 01/03/23 | Australia tour of India 2022/23 |
| AUSAUS | | 263 & 113 | lost to | 262 & 118/4 | | INDIND | 17/02/23 | Australia tour of India 2022/23 |
| AUSAUS | | 177 & 91 | lost to | 400 | | INDIND | 09/02/23 | Australia tour of India 2022/23 |
An insight into what India's XI might look like for the first Test in Perth
Our correspondent finds himself on the verge of entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Indian squad in Australia
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