Greg Inglis to captain Kangaroos, Latrell Mitchell earns Test call-up

ROOSTERS sensation Latrell Mitchell has been rewarded for his grand-final demolition of Will Chambers by clinching his maiden Australian jumper.

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga. Picture: Getty Images

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ROOSTERS sensation Latrell Mitchell has been rewarded for his grand-final demolition of Will Chambers by clinching his maiden Australian jumper today.

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga will blood Mitchell in upcoming Tests against New Zealand and Tonga after he outpointed incumbent Australia centre Chambers in the Roosters’ 21-6 defeat of Melbourne last night

Australia’s 19-man squad has been named with Mitchell to partner Greg Inglis, who has celebrated another career highlight by clinching the Test captaincy after being named Queensland skipper in May.

Latrell Mitchell has clinched his first Kangaroos Test jumper. Picture: AAP

Greg Inglis will captain the Kangaroos against New Zealand and Tonga. File photo

Maroons playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans has won a recall and will battle it out with Origin teammate Ben Hunt for the Australian halfback spot for the opening Test against the Kiwis on October 13.

In other selection news, super sub Tyrone Peachey is the bolter, with the Titans’ recruit in contention to claim a utility spot on the interchange bench.

Peachey is one of four debutants in the squad, alongside Mitchell, Roosters fullback James Tedesco and Rabbitohs hooker Damien Cook.

Despite his horror game on Sunday night, Melbourne’s Cameron Munster has clinched the five-eighth spot. There were fears he would be rubbed out of the Test by the match-review committee after being sin-binned twice in the grand final, but he escaped with a fine for kicking out at Roosters young gun Joseph Manu.

Cameron Munster has clinched the Kangaroos five-eighth jersey despite a mixed grand final performance. Picture: AAP

Roosters’ Clive Churchill Medallist Luke Keary, who missed the squad, was on standby for Munster.

After facing the Kiwis at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium on October 13, the Kangaroos will play a historic Test against Tonga at the same venue on October 20.

KANGAROOS SQUAD

Regan Campbell-Gillard

Daly Cherry-Evans

Damien Cook

Boyd Cordner

Tyson Frizell

Valentine Holmes

Ben Hunt

Greg Inglis (c)

Felise Kaufusi

David Klemmer

Josh McGuire

Jordan McLean

Latrell Mitchell

Cameron Munster

Tyrone Peachey

James Tedesco

Jake Trbojevic

Tom Trbojevic

Aaron Woods

Originally published as Greg Inglis to captain Kangaroos, Latrell Mitchell earns Test call-up