Green & Cummins return for Test Championship final

Cameron Green and Pat Cummins have been named in Australia's 15-man squad for next month's World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's.

All-rounder Green suffered a stress fracture in his lower back during the one-day international series in England last year and had surgery in October.

Cummins returns as captain after missing the tour of Sri Lanka because of the birth of his second child in February as well as being ruled out of the Champions Trophy campaign earlier this year because of an ankle injury.

Fellow pace bowler Josh Hazlewood also returns after a spell out with a hip injury while teenager batter Sam Konstas is included.

The final between defending champions Australia and South Africa begins on 11 June.

"We are fortunate and looking forward to having Pat, Josh and Cam back in the squad," chief selector George Bailey said.

"The team finished the WTC cycle with an impressive series victory in Sri Lanka following an equally strong summer in defeating India for the first time in a decade.

"Those series capped a consistent performance across the two-year cycle and now present us with the incredibly exciting opportunity to defend the WTC."

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.

Travelling reserve: Brendan Doggett

Some Australia players such as Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Inglis could face a quick turnaround before the final given the Indian Premier League now only finishes eight days earlier.

Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it was working with the government and India's cricket authority the BCCI with regard to security arrangements, with several players poised to decide whether to return to the IPL when it resumes this week.

The world's biggest franchise league was suspended on Friday amid the ongoing tensions between India and neighbouring Pakistan.

The BCCI announced on Monday the remaining 17 games would resume on 17 May, with the final rescheduled for 3 June.

"Following the announcement that the Indian Premier League will resume on Saturday, Cricket Australia will support players in their individual decisions whether to return to India or not," Cricket Australia said in a statement.

"Team management will work through preparation implications for the WTC final for those players who choose to play in the remaining IPL matches."