Australia There will be a clash with England in the second match of Ashes. This article provides details about the Australia vs England playing 11 for the second match of Ashes 2025.
Australia Playing XI vs England – 2nd Test, Ashes 2025:
Openers: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald
When Australia takes the field to face England in the pink ball Test match at Gabba, its aim will be to continue its team’s momentum with a win in the first Test.
As far as the playing eleven is concerned, there will be a change for the home team, with Usman Khawaja being ruled out of the upcoming match.
Travis Head, who opened the innings in the second innings of the last match, is expected to retain his place as the opener along with Jake Weatherald and will be expected to score runs at the top of the order.
On the other hand, Jake Weatherald will also be eyeing a good start in this particular match, as he was not able to open his account in his first innings, after which he scored 23 runs in a partnership dominated by Head.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (captain), Cameron Green, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper).
After the openers will come the middle order, which failed miserably in the first innings of the Perth Test and could not be tested in the second innings as well.
All eyes will be on Marnus Labuschagne and captain Steve Smith to lead the Australian middle-order as they are two of the most experienced batsmen in the team.
The pair will be expected to get good support from players like Cameron Green and Beau Webster, who are expected to bat at number six in place of Travis Head and will also provide the captain with a fast bowling option.
Australia’s top five batsmen will have to do the bulk of the scoring for the team, as the home team has the long tail of Nathan Lyon, who usually bats at number nine rather than at number eleven.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett, Scott Boland
Australia are expected to go into the second Test of the Ashes with an unchanged bowling lineup of Mitchell Starc, Brendon Doggett and Scott Boland, all of whom bowled well in the last game and will be tasked to do the same.
Mitchell Starc will continue to lead the bowling attack and will take the new ball with the aim of dismissing England’s openers early, as he did in Perth to give the hosts the right start in a Test that was largely dominated by the bowlers.
Starc will be supported by Brendan Doggett and Scott Boland, both of whom will look to create pressure from the other end while taking wickets at crucial moments in the game.
Cameron Green and Beau Webster will be the two fast bowling all-rounders who will provide depth to the bowling attack, while Nathan Lyon will be the lone specialist spinner.
