Ace speedster Scott Boland, who has unquestionably been one of the Australians’ best match-winners in recent years, was one of the most surprise players left out of the starting lineup. As the 2025 World Test Championship Final approaches, the defending champions Australia revealed their starting lineup for the match against South Africa, which will begin on June 11 at the Lord’s in London, a legendary cricket stadium.
Australia chose Josh Hazlewood, who was more experienced and in form, over him. Pat Cummins, the captain, has spoken out against Scott Boland exclusion from the match.
Although the pacer has been at the top of his game with the ball, he does not match the team mix well, so he will have to miss the game because Hazlewood has been given the all-clear.
It’s true that some guys say, ‘You’ve done nothing wrong, don’t alter a thing.'” It is truly regrettable for Scottie’s to be left out. Before the pre-match press conference, Cummins stated, “Joshie Hazel (Hazlewood) returns, and we know how capable he is, but I believe the message to Scottie is there’s a lot of Test cricket coming up in the next couple of years and just because you’re mid-30s doesn’t mean, you know, you’re missing this test and that’s one test off your career.”
The 2023 winners will have a strong lineup that includes players like Marnus Labuschagne, who will probably start the batting for Australia. In contrast, Cameron Green is back in the locker room and will bat at number three in his comeback game. Nathan Lyon is the speciality spinner, while Mitchell Starc, a speedster from New South Wales, is also in the running in addition to Cummins and Hazlewood. The wickets will be kept by Alex Carey.
Usman Khwaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon are the Australian eleven playing in the WTC Final 2025.
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