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Smith returns with Aussies to pick four quicks for Boxing Day
Stand-in Australian captain says selectors want another look at the MCG surface before settling on their attack for the fourth Test
Australia will take an all-pace attack into the Boxing Day Test but stand-in skipper Steve Smith says the hosts are yet to settle on their final XI for the fourth Ashes Test.
Smith said selectors want another look at a "quite furry" MCG surface tomorrow morning before settling on the final make up of their pace attack, with Brendan Doggett, Michael Neser and returning quick Jhye Richardson in line to fill the final two spots.
Smith's return from an inner-ear issue to lead the side in Pat Cummins' absence means Josh Inglis has been squeezed out of the XI, with veteran batter Usman Khawaja doing enough to hold his spot with scores of 82 and 40 following his late reprieve in Adelaide.
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‘None of us are guaranteed’: Telling Boxing Day sign for hometown hero as trio vie for spot
Hometown hero Scott Boland has demonstrated his readiness for the Boxing Day Test with a zippy session in the MCG nets on Christmas morning.
Boland, who felt some soreness in his hip after the match at Adelaide Oval, had been on light duties since returning to Melbourne ahead of Boxing Day.
When discussing the series on Wednesday, Boland said he had overcome the problem and sent down some deliveries in the nets in tandem with off-spinner Todd Murphy to opener Jake Weatherald.
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