With the Ashes beginning in less than a week, hosts Australia announced their squad for the first two Tests on Friday. Explosive middle-order batsman Glenn Maxwell was one of the big names missing from the 13-man squad. Australia have recalled wicketkeeper Tim Paine for the first time in seven years in a selection bombshell while dropping opening batsman Matt Renshaw in a surprising Ashes squad for the series against England. "His batting form in recent outings for the Cricket Australia XI and Tasmania has been good." SquadSteve Smith (captain), David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Jackson Bird, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine (wicketkeeper), Chadd Sayers, Mitchell Starc(Inputs from Reuters)

Source: dna November 17, 2017 04:04 UTC