Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting picked his Australia playing XI for the first Ashes Test against England in Perth. His team includes Jake Weatherald and Usman Khawaja as openers, Marnus Labuschagne, captain Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green and wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey. Ponting included Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett and Scott Boland in the bowling unit.