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Unchanged Australian side for fifth Ashes Test
Friday, December 29, 2006 03:28 [IST]

Sydney: Selectors declined to call on the use of a second spinner when they named an unchanged Australian side for the fifth and final Ashes Test against England starting Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. 

There was no place for SCG specialist leg-spinner Stuart MacGill when the team was named for the anticipated spin-friendly pitch.

The Australians are chasing the first Ashes 5-0 series clean sweep in 85 years with victory in the Sydney Test.

 

The New Year Test also marks the final match for all-time great Australian bowlers Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, who have announced their retirements from Test cricket.

Brett Lee's four-wicket second innings haul in Australia's win by an innings and 99 runs over England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Thursday is likely to ensure paceman Mitchell Johnson will again be the 12th man.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Andrew Symonds.

 

 

 

 


 

 


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