Phil Hughes back in Australia Test squad

07 December,2012 10:27 AM IST |   |  PA Sport

Phillip Hughes has been selected to replace Ricky Ponting for the first Test against Sri Lanka, beginning next Friday in Hobart.


Hughes, who has scored 524 first-class runs this summer at 47.63, will return to the side after 12 months in exile with his last Test coming in Hobart against New Zealand.

The 24-year-old returns to the 12-man squad in place of Ponting, who brought his decorated career to an end after the third Test against South Africa in Perth.u00a0

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