India vs Australia: Australia names unchanged squad for final two India Tests

Mitchell Marsh and Peter Siddle have retained their places in the squad.

Published : Dec 18, 2018 13:40 IST

Tim Paine celebrates winning his first Test as Australian captain at New Perth Stadium.

Australian selectors kept faith with the current 13-player squad for the remaining two Tests against India, after the team levelled the series 1-1 in Perth on Tuesday .

India won the opening match in Adelaide, the team's first win in Australia for a decade.

The host came back in Perth to secure its first Test victory since the ball-tampering scandal, levelling the series as the teams head to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test.

National selector Trevor Hohns said Cricket Australia wanted to “keep this group together to build on the momentum we have established in Perth”.

“With Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Peter Siddle in the squad we believe we have enough fast bowlers to choose from, so we've made the decision to stick with the 13-person squad for the remaining two Test matches against India,” he added.

Only rookie Chris Tremain was released from the squad prior to the Perth Test.

India, the number one Test team in the world, is looking to regroup as it seeks to win its first-ever Test series in Australia.

Australia squad for final two Tests: Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine (capt), Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle