Australia's Green, Cummins and Hazlewood return for World Test Championship final

Australia names Cameron Green in squad for WTC final against South Africa, with Cummins leading after injuries.

Australia named all-rounder Cameron Green in their 15-man squad on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) for the World Test Championship (WTC) final where they will face South Africa at Lord's from June 11-15.

Green was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back during the one-day international series in England last year and had surgery in October but returned playing for Gloucestershire in English county cricket last month.

Skipper Pat Cummins, who missed the tour of Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second child in February and was also ruled out of the Champions Trophy campaign with an ankle injury, will take the reins against South Africa.

Fellow pace bowler Josh Hazlewood was also included after a spell out with a hip injury.

"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 presents us with the incredibly exciting opportunity to defend the WTC”.