ASHES: Pat Cummins believes Scott Boland to be in good form

Pat Cummins is confident Scott Boland can take his good form to fourth place. You need to be discipline stump to stump bowler and this is what Scott brings to the table.

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The only change for Australia is Usman Khawaja replacing Travis Head. Travis is ruling out of the match after testing positive for Covid-19. It will be Khawaja’s first Test since he was dropped midway through the 2019 Ashes. But it is likely to be a one-off comeback with Headset to return for the final Test.

Scott Boland has held off challengers for his spot in Australia’s XI. While Usman Khawaja has been confirmed as Travis Head’s replacement for the fourth Vodafone Ashes Test in Sydney.

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Australia XI: Marcus Harris, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

England XI: Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson