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Australia named their 15-man squad for the first two Tests against England on Wednesday, with captain Tim Paine leading a group containing four Ashes newbies.
England’s tormentor-in-chief Steve Smith will once more be the prize wicket, and David Warner is again included alongside in-form batsman Usman Khawaja, who is recalled for the first time in two years.
Australia’s two stars of the Twenty20 World Cup final, Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Wade, have both been overlooked. But four players without any Ashes experience have been called up and, here, Sportsmail runs the rule over the new faces.
Paceman Jhye Richardson has been recalled by Australia for the Ashes series
JHYE RICHARDSON
Richardson has been tipped by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting to be the ‘next cab off the rank’ behind the first-choice pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.
His career stalled after he dislocated his shoulder following his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the start of 2019, when he took six wickets in two games.
But the 5ft 8in swing bowler, 25, was the leading
