ENG Playing XI: Stuart Broad returns- England pacer Stuart Broad will return for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at Sydney. He is set to replace Ollie Robinson after missing out in MCG, Melbourne Test. Broad will bolster England’s pace department with James Anderson, Mark Wood while Jack Leach will continue to be the only spin option. Follow Ashes 2021 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
ENG Playing XI: Stuart Broad returns as Joe Root & Co names playing XI- Follow Ashes Sydney Test LIVE updates
- Joe Root & Co have chosen to stick with the same batting order for the Sydney Test as they look for some resurrection in the remaining two Tests.
- Haseeb Hameed has been given another go while Zak Crawley has been given a chance after failure in failure at MCG. The duo will be playing for a place in the upcoming Test.
- Dawid Malan will look to return to form after his off-colour performance in the last Test.
- Meanwhile, It’s high time that experienced Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler put in some confidence booster performances. Stokes & Buttler have failed to make an impact while Root has been decent.
- Jonny Bairstow will look to play big innings after he failed in his first outing of Ashes 2021-22 at MCG.
England Playing XI:
- Haseeb Hameed,
- Zak Crawley,
- Dawid Malan,
- Joe Root (c),
- Ben Stokes,
- Jonny Bairstow,
- Jos Buttler,
- Mark Wood,
- Jack Leach,
- Stuart Broad,
- Jimmy Anderson
Squads
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nic Maddinson, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
England: Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Schedule
- First Test: Australia won by nine wickets
- Second Test: Australia won by 275 runs
- Third Test: Australia won by an innings and 14 runs
- Fourth Test: January 5-9, SCG
- Fifth Test: January 14-18, Blundstone Arena
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