AUS vs ENG 2021: England Playing XI for Ashes 3rd Test. Check Details

AUS vs ENG 2021: In a massive breaking news, England have named their playing XI for the third Ashes Test match against Australia scheduled to start from 26 December in Melbourne. After their disappointing performances in the first two Test matches, the visitors have been forced to make some big calls in their team selection for the Boxing Day Test match. England lost the first Test match by 9 wickets and then conceded a massive 275-run defeat at the hands of Australia in Adelaide.

England Playing XI for AUS vs ENG Ashes 3rd Test

After continuous below-par performances in the first two Ashes Test matches, England have finally dropped the duo of Rory Burns and Ollie Pope for the third Test match. Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow have been included in the England playing XI against Australia for the Boxing Day Test. The visitors have also replaced Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes with Jack Leach and Mark Wood in order to add some sort of variety in their bowling attack. While trailing 0-2 in the five-match Test series, England find themselves in a desperate situation as they need to win this third Test in order to keep the Ashes 2021-22 series alive.

England Playing XI

Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.

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We make 4️⃣ changes to our side for the Boxing Day Test ?

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 24, 2021

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Australia vs England 2021

The host Australian team have also announced their playing 11 for the upcoming third Test match against England starting from Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australia’s regular captain Pat Cummins make his return into the playing XI while Scott Boland will be making his Test debut on 26 December. For the Aussies, right-arm pacer Jhye Richardson is struggling with a minor leg injury while Neser unfortunately had to make way for Cummins.

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Australia Playing 11 for Ashes 3rd Test. 

David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland. 

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