The playing XI of both the teams has been announced for the fourth Test match of the Ashes series between Australia and England. The fourth Test match of the Ashes series between Australia and England will be played from tomorrow i.e. 5 January at the Sydney Cricket Ground. A day before the fourth test match, Australia and England have announced their playing XI.
Australia and England playing XI declaration of
Usman Khawaja has been included in the team in place of Travis Head in the Australian team. At the same time, Stuart Broad has returned to the team from England. For England, both Ollie Robinson and Chris Woakes are troubled by a shoulder strain, so both have not been given a place in the playing XI. Travis Head was found positive in the Covid-19 test, after which he had to be dropped from the Sydney Test.
Travis Head is in good form and is currently second in terms of scoring the most runs in the series. Travis Head has scored 248 runs in the first three Test matches at an average of 62. Travis Head played a brilliant innings of 152 runs in the Gabba Test in Brisbane and was adjudged man of the match. At the same time, Scott Boland performed brilliantly in the boxing test, on the basis of which he remains in the team. The responsibility of the Australian attack will be mainly on Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and spinner Nathan Lyon, while all-rounder Cameron Green is also in the team to help them.
the return of the greats
Both James Anderson and Stuart Broad have got a place in England’s playing XI. Stuart Broad has played only one match in the series so far, on which the players of Australia have also expressed surprise. Ollie Robinson is out when Stuart Broad returns. The main concern for England is their batting, as none of their batsmen have been able to perform well except England captain Joe Root.
4th Ashes for test match Australia key playing 11
Marcus Harris, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Greene, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
4th ashes for test match England’s playing 11
Haseeb Hameed, Jack Crowley, David Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson