The home side have handed out two debuts for the first time since 2019 while there remains much interest in the Perth pitch
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Steven Smith | Top-order batter |
| Scott Boland | Bowler |
| Alex Carey † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Brendan Doggett | Bowler |
| Cameron Green | Batting allrounder |
| Travis Head | Top-order batter |
| Josh Inglis † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Usman Khawaja | Top-order batter |
| Marnus Labuschagne | Batter |
| Nathan Lyon | Bowler |
| Michael Neser | Bowling allrounder |
| Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
| Jake Weatherald | Top-order batter |
| Beau Webster | Allrounder |
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSAUS |  | 295 & 334 | lost to | 283 & 395 |  | ENGENG | 27/07/23 | Australia tour of England 2023 |
| AUSAUS | | 317 & 214/5 | drew with | 592 | | ENGENG | 19/07/23 | Australia tour of England 2023 |
| AUSAUS | | 263 & 224 | lost to | 237 & 254/7 | | ENGENG | 06/07/23 | Australia tour of England 2023 |
| AUSAUS | | 416 & 279 | beat | 325 & 327 | | ENGENG | 28/06/23 | Australia tour of England 2023 |
| AUSAUS | | 386 & 282/8 | beat | 393/8d & 273 | | ENGENG | 16/06/23 | Australia tour of England 2023 |
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