Uncapped pacer Lance Morris has been released from the Australia squad ahead of the Boxing Day Test (December 26) in Melbourne to play in the Big Bash League.
Warner has been under fire for his Test cricket form for an year or so, with a double century during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa last year being the only century he has scored in the past year or so. In the ongoing Ashes series, Warner has scored 141 runs in six innings at an av
The tour will begin with a three-match T20I series, followed by a three-match ODI series and will culminate with the Freedom Series for Gandhi-Mandela Trophy involving two Tests. The multi-format series that begins from December 10 includes three T20Is, followed by three ODIs and two Tests,
The Test series against Pakistan, which will be a part of the next cycle of the World Test Championship, kicks off in Perth on December 14 before they head to the MCG for the traditional Boxing Day Test. The series will culminate at the SCG in the new year of 2024.
Last year in 20 innings across 11 Tests, Warner scored 571 runs at an average of 30.05, with a ton and two fifties. His numbers were boosted immensely by a double ton in Boxing Day Test against South Africa, but since then, he has scored only 36 runs in four innings
His Test form has been a growing concern since 2022. In 14 matches, Warner has scored just 607 runs at 26.39 which includes a double-century in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.
David Warner, Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon were the stars for Australia, helping their side crush a helpless South Africa side by an innings and 182 runs in the second Test of the three-match series at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday.
After David Warner took the honours on the second day with his double hundred, Alex Carey played a memorable inning to make the Boxing Day Test special for himself after the left-hander smashed his maiden test hundred.
Josh Hazlewood is scheduled to miss another Test as he recovers from a side strain. Scott Boland, the hero of last year's Ashes, has retained his place in the eleven, with the local star expecting to continue his outstanding form.
Australia will have a very tricky decision to make if Josh Hazlewood is available after Scott Boland continued to maintain his unbelievable record in Test cricket with two impressive outings in the last two Tests.