Boland to feature in "no surprises" Australia XI for WTC Final
The big storyline from Cummins' announcement is that Scott Boland has been named as the replacement for Josh Hazlewood, edging out Michael Neser, a late injury replacement to the 15-man squad in the UK.
Australia made the selection call on early Tuesday morning UK time, and while Cummins did not name the side from 1-11 for the Final, he expressed to reporters that there are "no surprises" in the rest of the side's make-up.
ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final from 7 to 11 June at The Oval.
As for Boland, his selection comes off the back of a near-unrivalled start to his Test career, taking 28 wickets in his first seven matches, at an average of just 13.42.
The 34-year-old's only experience in the UK comes from a tour in 2018 with the Australian Indigenous side, though the captain believes he will need little adjustment or direction to flourish while playing Test cricket in the country.
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"In the past here in England, because the ball does talk a little more, I've seen players get too caught up in trying to take wickets every ball because you've suddenly got the ball swinging and seaming," said Cummins.
"Someone like Scotty, it's just a really simple game-plan – you hit your good areas and you stay there all day and hopefully the ball will do the work for you.
"He's had a few bowls over here now and has looked good. But he looks good whenever he bowls."
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Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, David Warner
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