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Live: Beau Webster named as Australia 'pushed into a corner' by SCG pitch
Australia names Beau Webster to play his first Ashes Test in place of Jhye Richardson, with captain Steve Smith saying another seam-friendly pitch forced them to go without a frontline spinner.
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The players are out on the field for the first time today.
Steve Smith says that although he would have batted first given the chance, there is some hope for a bit of movement early.
"There's a little bit of moisture in it. So yeah, hopefully the new ball does a little bit," Smith says.
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“Long odds,†says Jack Gough, “but… tantalising possibility that Steve Smith gets 5 catches in this Test, Joe Root gets none and Smith then goes to the top of the leaderboard for most Test catches of all time.
â€Smith has 11 catches in 3 matches so far and Root has 3 catches in 4 matches. What do you think?â€
I think that’s a good spot. The point Stokes made about the bowlers – that Australia’s have been better under pressure – could equally well apply to the slip catching.
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Todd Murphy was in line to play his first Test on home soil but as was the case at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, he is the unlucky one to miss out again.
It is the first time Australia has not fielded a frontline spinner at the SCG since 1887-88 according to statistician Adam Morehouse.
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