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Dec 4 : England's Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the tourists pushed past 300 on day one of the second test in Brisbane on Thursday despite a six-wicket haul from pace spearhead Mitchell Starc.
Dec 4 : Joe Root stood firm in the Brisbane twilight to push England to 196 for four at the dinner break on day one of the second Ashes Test on Thursday after Australia paceman Mitchell Starc captured his third wicket.
Dec 4 : Opening batsman Zak Crawley shrugged off a pair of ducks with a half-century in an unbroken partnership with Joe Root as England pushed to 98 for two at tea on day one of the second Ashes test on Thursday, following two early wickets from Mitchell Starc.
Dec 4 : Australia sprung a surprise by dropping veteran spinner Nathan Lyon and picking Michael Neser in a four-prong seam attack for the second Ashes test starting in Brisbane on Thursday.
MELBOURNE :Australia captain Pat Cummins and fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood will sit out another Ashes test with injury while opening batter Usman Khawaja, who suffered back spasms in Perth, has been retained in an unchanged squad for the second match in Brisbane.
Australia have suffered another blow ahead of the Ashes opener against England after fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out due to a hamstring injury on Saturday, further weakening their bowling attack after the loss of captain Pat Cummins.
Australia Test opener Usman Khawaja has opted out of Queensland's upcoming Sheffield Shield match against South Australia, where a win would seal their spot in the final. Khawaja was not named in Queensland's 14-man squad after the opener had flagged that he only wanted to play one of the two Shield matches that followed his return from Sri Lanka. Queensland have announced the squad for this week's must-win Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in Adelaide, with skipper Marnus Labuschagne returning to the line-up, following Australia's Champions Trophy campaign, to replace Khawaja.
Pacer Michael Neser has been ruled out of the remainder of Australia A match against India A with hamstring injury after bagging four wickets on the opening day of the second unofficial Test. Neser, who returned with the figures of 4-27, pulled up sharply following his second delivery of the 13th over in the morning. He immediately began limping off the ground in a clear sign that he knew exactly what the issue was. A Cricket Australia (CA) spokesperson confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Neser had injured his left hamstring and would not bowl again in the game. He will undergo scans to determine the severity of the injury.