Pat Cummins heads up five Blues stars in the Australian men’s squad for the first NRMA Insurance Test match against India in Perth that starts on November 22.
Cummins, who will captain the side, is joined by vice-captain Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc in the 13-player squad named by the National Selection Panel.
All five players have prepared for the five Test series against India for the Border Gavaskar Trophy by playing domestic cricket for NSW.
The fifth Test of the series will be held in Sydney from January 3-7.
Australia:
Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c)
Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club)
Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club)
Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club) (vc)
Josh Inglis (WA/Joondalup Cricket Club)
Usman Khawaja (QLD/Valley District Cricket Club)
Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club)
Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club)
Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club)
Nathan McSweeney (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club)
Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club) (vc)
Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club)