BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Pace bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and allrounder Cameron Green have been recalled from injury and young batterSam Konstashas been retained in Australia's squad for the World Test Championship final againstSouth Africanext month. Australia is the defending WTC championand finished the league stage with anaway win over Sri Lankaafter ahome series victory against India. "Those series capped a consistent performance across the two-year cycle and now presents us with the incredibly exciting opportunity to defend the World Test Championship," Australia's chief selector George Bailey said in a statement Tuesday. "It means a lot to the group to reach the final and they are very much looking forward to the challenge South Africa will present at Lord's." The same squad will head to the Caribbean fora three-test series against the West Indiesfollowing the June 11-15 WTC final. Green hasn't played international cricket since September because of back surgery, but the 25-year-old allrounder is making a graduated return and currently batting at county level in England. SkipperCummins missed the two-test series in Sri Lankawith an injured ankle andHazlewoodhasn't played a test since developing a side strain in November, early in the series against India. Both veteran pacemen have been playing in theIndian Premier League, which was suspended last week because of the border tension between India and Pakistan but isset to resume this weekend. "We are fortunate and looking forward to having Pat, Josh and Cam back in the squad," Bailey said. Opening batter Konstas made an impressive debut against India with a half-century in the Boxing Day test in Melbourne but was dropped ahead of the subsequent tour to Sri Lanka. ___ Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster. ___ AP cricket:https://apnews.com/hub/cricket
