World Test Championship final: Green & Cummins return for Australia

Cameron Green and Pat Cummins have been named in Australia’s 15-man squad for next month’s World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s.

All-rounder Green suffered a stress fracture in his lower back during the one-day international series in England last year and had surgery in October.

Cummins returns as captain after missing the tour of Sri Lanka because of the birth of his second child in February and he was also ruled out of the Champions Trophy campaign earlier this year because of an ankle injury.

Fellow pace bowler Josh Hazlewood also returns after a spell out with a hip injury while teenager batter Sam Konstas is also included.

Australia begin the defence of the WTC trophy against South Africa on 11 June.

“We are fortunate and looking forward to having Pat, Josh and Cam back in the squad,” chief selector George Bailey said.

“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 present us with the incredibly exciting opportunity to defend the WTC.”