Ollie Robinson, who has taken nine wickets in the series so far, missed due to a shoulder injury. It was released on Wednesday (January 4).
Stuart Broad Brought Back
England has brought back Stuart Broad for the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney, which will bolster England’s bowling campaign.
Apart from bowling out England for 68 in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test. There has been no change in their batting structure.
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Broad’s inclusion will be a shot for England as pacer Mark Wood adds in an attack featuring James Anderson and spinner Jack Leach.
England assistant coach Graham Thorpe said: “We thought it was very bad to be with some kids who are swallowing.” So, it was right to bring back Stuart Broad.”
Names Of Teams :-
Haseeb Hameed, Jacques Crowley, David Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson.
The accomplished pacer had expressed his displeasure in his column at being ruled out of two Tests in Brisbane and Melbourne, having been given the opportunity only once in Adelaide.
Broad felt he was incapable of contributing or doing anything about England’s 0-3 loss in the Ashes, remaining on the sidelines for most of the series.
“I hope we have some caged tigers coming into this match, Ben is one of them and Stuart Broad is the other,” Thorpe said.
“It’s important to get the players in the right frame of mind. I think they want to perform for themselves and for the team as a whole.”
Chris Silverwood Takes Over :-
Thorpe took over from head coach Chris Silverwood for the Sydney Test, noting that the latter was unable to travel with the team from Melbourne after testing positive for COVID-19.
Although the COVID-19 outbreak in the English camp has been a distraction for tourists, Thorpe said England has also not played “good enough cricket”.
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Thorpe said, “Preparation has been difficult…” but we also know that we haven’t played enough cricket when we got out in the middle. We have had the opportunity to do really well this week on a great cricket ground.”
