Australia is on monitor to play an unchanged XI within the second Take a look at towards Pakistan in Melbourne, asserting a trimmed-down squad on Monday with back-up quick bowler Lance Morris omitted.
The house facet crushed the customer by 360 runs inside 4 days at Perth on Sunday, with off-spinner Nathan Lyon taking his five hundredth wicket.
Opener David Warner hit a battling 164 to make sure he retained his place for the Boxing Day Take a look at in what is predicted to be his farewell collection. The 37-year-old has indicated that the third Take a look at in Sydney can be his final and had been underneath stress after a lean run and with former quick bowler Mitchell Johnson saying he didn’t deserve a hero’s farewell.
Morris was launched to play within the Massive Bash League with tempo spearheads Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood damage free and Scott Boland the primary alternative ought to a substitute be wanted.
“Lance has been launched for the Melbourne match however will keep ready for Take a look at cricket as he stays firmly in our plans for the summer time, ought to a possibility come up,” mentioned chief selector George Bailey.
“In any other case, the squad stays unchanged following the robust efficiency in Perth.”
Australia squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Cameron Inexperienced