London, March 31 -- Australia's Ashes-winning opening batter, Jake Weatherald, has joined Leicestershire for the opening block of County Championship fixtures.

Weatherald arrives in Leicester following a landmark winter in which he made his Australian Test debut in the Ashes Test Series against England. Weatherald only made his Test debut for Australia in November last year, but the left-hander featured in all five Ashes Tests against England for mixed results as he scored 201 runs at an average of 22.33 as the Aussies clinched the series 4-1, as per the Leicestershire website.

Weatherald also brings a wealth of first-class experience with 5,784 runs, including 13 centuries, at an average of 36.84 across 85 matches.

With Australia set ...