The rest of the line-up was unchanged from the first Test, which the hosts won by an innings and 212 runs in Hobart earlier this month.
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Shaun Marsh has been dropped from Australia’s starting XI to make way for the returning Usman Khawaja for tomorrow’s Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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The Western Australian’s rich vein of form since replacing the injured Khawaja for the third Test against New Zealand – including a composed 49 in the second innings against the Black Caps and a superb 182 against the West Indies in Hobart – was not enough for the left-hander to retain his spot in the XI.
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Both teams will relish a return to more familiar conditions after struggling on slow, spin-friendly pitches during their defeats. I don’t know if this is a good time to play them: they’re still ranked No. 1 in the world and they’re tough to beat at home.
After missing out on two Tests, Khawaja made a resounding century for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League competition to prove his fitness.
Australia (from): Steve Smith (c), David Warner (vc), Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Peter Nevill, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Adam Voges.
Admitting Marsh was unlucky to miss out, Smith expressed his reluctance on tinkering too much with a settled combination.
Reflecting on Marsh’s omission, Smith said that the 32-year-old was “extremely unlucky” to be dropped, but admitted that the selectors’ decision would be in the best interest of the team.
West Indies cricket chiefs said on Wednesday that they are edging closer to an agreement which would see them belatedly complete their 2014 tour of India which was controversially abandoned.
The situation was described as “totally” frustrating by West Indies coach Phil Simmons, who hopes the carnival atmosphere of the Boxing Day match and the widespread criticism of his players can combine to sting Jason Holder’s side into action.
The second Test will be West Indies’ first Boxing Day Test since December 2000.
The Australian selectors preferred to stick with Joe Burns and dropped the centurion from the first Test, despite Burns failing to score a fifty in his last three matches.
“I think they’ll be better”.
“Joe’s been playing quite good cricket, he scored a hundred only a couple of tests ago”, Smith said. “I’m good to go”. Once we understand that it’s easier to move forward.
“We know weve got a big Test series here, then against New Zealand, to achieve the No. 1 status, said David Warner, Australias vice-captain”.
“They’ve been doing a very good job so the selectors thought that was the right way to go”.
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West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite, Rajendra Chandrika, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Jason Holder (capt), Kemar Roach, Carlos Brathwaite, Jerome Taylor, Devendra Bishoo, Jomel Warrican.
