Australia There will be a clash with England in the fourth match of Ashes., This article provides details about the Australia vs England playing 11 for the fourth match of the series.
Australia Playing XI vs England – 4th Test, Ashes 2025:
Openers: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald
Australia will look to continue the momentum achieved by winning the first three Ashes matches when they take on England in the fourth match of the series.
However, the home side will have to make at least three changes to the squad, with the team’s vice-captain expected to return as captain for this particular game in the absence of Pat Cummins, who has been rested for the last two matches.
Along with Smith, Jhye Richardson will, in all likelihood, be part of the playing eleven in place of Cummins, with Todd Murphy replacing Nathan Lyon, who suffered an injury on the final day of the Adelaide Test.
Smith’s return will mean a change in the middle order, with Usman Khawaja, who entered the playing eleven at the last minute in the last Test, expected to bat at number five, meaning Josh Inglis could miss out in Melbourne.
The rest of the batting lineup should remain the same, with Travis Head, who scored his second century in the ongoing series, opening the batting alongside Jack Weatherold.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (captain), Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper),
Australia’s middle order will include Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja and the century of the last match in the first innings Alex Carey.
Australia would like the middle-order batsmen to perform in the upcoming match as they did in Adelaide when the team lost early wickets.
The pair of Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey put together a vital partnership for the fifth wicket and helped the team to safety, and they were supported by lower middle-order batsman Mitchell Starc, who also scored a half-century.
The responsibility of scoring a large number of runs for the team will be on the top five batsmen and they will not have to depend on the lower order batsmen to get them out of trouble.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland, Jhye Richardson
Unlike the batting, which will not experience too many changes, Australia’s bowling lineup will be without the services of regular captain Pat Cummins and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, as mentioned above.
The pair will be replaced by Jhay Richardson and Todd Murphy respectively, both of whom have been selected in the squad for this particular game.
The team will be backing this pair to perform well and continue the good work done by the other bowlers in the first three matches.
Apart from Richardson and Murphy, the bowling attack will include Scott Boland, who has fond memories of playing at this position against England in 2021 and will look to repeat the same effort in the next game.
Boland will be supported by Mitchell Starc, who has had memorable Ashes seasons with both bat and ball, and fast bowling all-rounder Cameron Green.
