Siddle back to face SA
First Test starts today
Australian bowler Peter Siddle (L) speaks with team coach Darren Lehmann (2nd R), team captain Steve Smith (R). File Photo: AFP
Veteran seamer Peter Siddle will return to bolster an Australian side keen to halt a losing streak in the first Test against South Africa starting Thursday.
Captain Steve Smith confirmed Wednesday his XI for the home season opener at the WACA in Perth, with Siddle preferred to the uncapped Joe Mennie.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Australia went down 3-0 in Sri Lanka in July-August to forfeit their top Test ranking, and then suffered a 5-0 thrashing in a one-day series in South Africa.
Siddle will be the third seamer, replacing left-arm spinner Jon Holland.
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