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Star Australia pacer Scott Boland and medium-pacer Brendan Doggett are all set to create history by becoming the first indigenous pair ever to play a Test for Australia together. The hosts will face England in the first Ashes Test beginning Friday at the Optus Stadium in Perth.<\/p>\n

Stand-in skipper Steve Smith confirmed the playing XI on Thursday, featuring pacer Doggett, who will make his Test debut with Pat Cummins and Josh <\/span>Hazlewood<\/span> sidelined because of injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Boland already in the XI, Doggett\u2019s inclusion means Australia will field two Indigenous players in a Test team for the first time. Before the latter, only four Indigenous cricketers had represented Australia in Tests: the late Faith <\/span>Coulthard<\/span>, pacer Jason Gillespie, allrounder Ashleigh Gardner and Boland.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doggett, from the Worimi community in eastern New South Wales, has taken 190 first-class wickets at an average of 26.46.<\/p>\n

Batter Jake Weatherald will debut as well and open the innings with Usman Khawaja.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is very skilful. I think he\u2019s improved a hell of a lot in the last few years and I\u2019m excited to see him go about his business,” Smith said while speaking of Doggett at the pre-match press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunate that those two (Cummins and Hazlewood) are out. But an exciting opportunity for Scotty (Boland) and for Brendan Doggett to make his debut,” Smith added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Notably, three-time Grand Slam winner Ashleigh Barty, former allrounder Dan Christian, former pacers Albert Henry and Ian King, former medium-pacers Josh Lalor, Michael Mainhardt and Ken Vowles and opener D\u2019Arcy Short are some of the indigenous athletes that Australia has produced.<\/p>\n

Aboriginal participation in Aussie cricket goes back to the sport\u2019s earliest days, with records showing involvement as early as 1795 in Sydney and the 1830s in Tasmania.<\/span><\/p>\n

The earliest recorded cricket game involving Indigenous cricketers dates to February 1854, when three <\/span>Poonindie<\/span> players took the field in a match at St Peter\u2019s College in Adelaide, South Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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