With a series win in the bag, injuries to consider and a looming visit to India, the hosts have the freedom, scope and necessity
Expect structural changes to the Australian team that defeated South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last week.Expect structural changes to the Australian team that defeated South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last week.ydney is a place for experiments. Attending your first Mardi Gras parade, fomenting the Rum Rebellion, paying $4m for a dilapidated single-front terrace house: it’s all about opening your eyes with something that you may never have anticipated.
Still, they will likely make fifth bowler Ashton Agar, whose batting cannot replace Green’s at six, but who could bat seven with a promotion for wicketkeeper and Melbourne century-maker Alex Carey. That choice won’t be about Sydney, rather preparation for India, where the spinning all-rounder and left-arm orthodox option will be wanted.
There is also the matter of Lance Morris, the Western Australian rocket-launcher who has been firing away in the nets for the past few weeks. With Starc out injured and Hazlewood recovered, they would normally perform a straight swap, but the Australians are increasingly excited about Morris and want to see what he can do. Super-fast bowlers are like avocados: you have to use them when they’re ripe. Often they don’t last.
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