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Cameron Green Returns As Australia, West Indies Name Playing XIs For 1st Test

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Australia and West Indies on Tuesday named their playing eleven for the upcoming first Test match of the two-game series in Adelaide.

According to cricket.com.au, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins confirmed the return of Cameron Green to the side that has been rearranged after David Warner retired from the longest format.

Steve Smith will play the role of an opener in Test cricket for the Aussies. Meanwhile, West Indies have announced that they will bring in three debutants, with the Caribbean skipper Kraigg Brathwaite revealing that middle-order pair Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves, along with pacer Shamar Joseph, will all play their first Test.

Following David Warner's retirement, Steve Smith has moved to the top of the order leaving the number four spot for Green in Australia's upcoming two-match Test series against West Indies which will begin on January 17 in Adelaide. "I don't feel any pressure.

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