Scott Boland has retained his spot in Australia바카라s bowling attack for the fourth Ashes 2021-22 Test in Sydney after his starring role in the series-deciding victory over England in Melbourne last week. (More Cricket News)
Boland made his Test debut last week and took six wickets for seven runs as England collapsed in the second innings in Melbourne, allowing Australia to retain the Ashes with two matches to spare.
Veteran pace bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out for a third consecutive match because of a side strain, ending any debate about Boland바카라s spot in the starting XI.
Australia made one injury-enforced change for the Test starting Wednesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with Usman Khawaja replacing middle-order batter Travis Head. Khawaja바카라s return for the first time since 2019 comes after Head was ruled out following a positive COVID-19 test.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Tuesday said Hazlewood and Jhye Richardson had gone through some bowling practice but weren바카라t fully fit. 바카라Just not quite up to 100 per cent. We gave (Hazlewood) every chance we could,바카라 Cummins said. 바카라We just felt like he couldn바카라t quite bowl at full tilt yesterday.바카라
Australia바카라s pace bowling stocks are strong, with Cummins and Mitchell Starc getting strong support across the last two tests from Boland, Richardson and Michael Neser, who made his debut in the second test in Adelaide, and allrounder Cameron Green.
After inspecting the pitch, Cummins opted against bringing in Mitch Swepson as a second spinner to work with Nathan Lyon.
바카라You need that disciplined stump to stump bowler. That바카라s what Scott brings to the table,바카라 Cummins said. 바카라It바카라s no secret. If Josh Hazlewood was available he was going to play. (But) it would have been a real shame to see Scotty not play this week after his efforts last week. I바카라m really glad he gets another crack out here.바카라
England, with head coach Chris Silverwood in isolation because of COVID-19, is yet to confirm its lineup.
Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
