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👉 Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test features only one player under 30, Cameron Green 👉 Several players in the squad are in their 30s and 40s, including Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood 👉 George Bailey has defended the selection, saying the players deserve respect for their performance 👉 Bailey has questioned whether critics would suggest leaving out experienced players like Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc due to their age

@Yahoo! ✍️ Australia chief selector George Bailey defends the selection of an older squad for the first Ashes Test against England, saying the players deserve respect for their performance. 👉 Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test features only one player under 30, Cameron Green 👉 Several players in the squad are in their 30s and 40s, including Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood 👉 George Bailey has defended the selection, saying the players deserve respect for their performance 👉 Bailey has questioned whether critics would suggest leaving out experienced players like Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc due to their age #GeorgeBailey #SteveWaugh #CameronGreen #SamKonstas #MarnusLabuschagne #JakeWeatherald #PatCummins #AndrewMcDonald #SteveSmith #BenStokes #JofraArcher #GusAtkinson #ShoaibBashir #JacobBethell #HarryBrook #BrydonCarse #ZakCrawley #BenDuckett #WillJacks #OlliePope #MatthewPotts #JoeRoot #JamieSmith #JoshTongue #MarkWood #Perth #Brisbane #sports