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Ashes 2025-26: Former Carpenter Doggett Eyes Debut After Chipping Away
Doggett earned his spot after Hazlewood's injury and Cummins' absence, becoming Australia's third Indigenous Test cricketer with an 11-wicket Shield haul backing his selection.
- Brendan Doggett will make his debut in Perth after frontline quicks Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins were ruled out for the first Ashes Test on Friday, November 21.
- Brendan Doggett's path to a debut spans seven years since his first Australian Test squad call in 2018, constrained by established quicks and injuries until this opening.
- Brendan Doggett spearheaded South Australia to a drought-breaking Sheffield Shield triumph with an 11-wicket haul, after rising from Toowoomba where he worked as a carpenter.
- Doggett will slot into Australia's pace attack alongside Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland, becoming only the third Indigenous Test cricketer and joining Boland to form the first Australian XI with two Indigenous players.
- Ahead of the Test, Brendan Doggett trained with the squad on Monday at Perth Stadium while Doggett's partner Jacki will join him once confirmed in the XI.
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Who is Brendan Doggett? The Indigenous man set for Australia Test debut in Ashes
Brendan Doggett is poised to become Australia’s 472nd Test cricketer and the third Indigenous man to play Test cricket for the country when he takes the field against England. His selection marks a significant milestone for representation in Australian cricket.
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