England is desperate to win the last Test of the Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground and hence has made massive changes to its team. Despite injuries, he has sensibly made changes to his team and will defend the honor of baseball in Australia.
England may have lost the Ashes, but have not lost hope of finishing the Ashes tour with confidence. Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes’ team got their first win in the MCG Test; However, many people, including many great England players, have claimed that it was a lucky lottery.
Therefore, Ben Stokes’ team would like to achieve a good win based on true efforts in the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which can bring back the lost respect for buzzball and also strengthen the faith in Brendon McCullum’s strategies.
England announces 12-man squad for SCG Test
The final Test of the Ashes is to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 4 and just two days before the match, England has revealed its team. There were several changes to the team with a handful of players missing out on this occasion.
The visiting team has especially included Shoaib Bashir and Matthew Potts in the team. Neither of these two players has played any match in the series yet. Gus Atkinson joins England’s injury list after the player was ruled out with a hamstring injury during the fourth Test at the MCG.
England team: Ben Stokes (captain), Shoaib Bashir, Ben Duckett, Will Jacques, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Jamie Smith (wk) and Josh Tongue.
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