England have made four changes to their side for the Boxing Day Ashes cricket test starting today in Melbourne
England have made four changes to their side for the Boxing Day Ashes cricket test starting today in Melbourne
26 December 2021
Opener Rory Burns, paceman Stuart Broad and all-rounders Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes have all been dropped.
Bowlers Mark Wood and Jack Leach return to the 11, while Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow will play their first tests of this series.
Captain Pat Cummins returns for Australia with 32-year-old fast bowler Scott Boland set to debut.
Jhye Richardson and Michael Neser drop out.
Play's underway at the MCG from 12.30pm with Australia 2-nil ahead in the series.
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