Phil Hughes back in Australia Test squad

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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