As we head into the final test of the Ashes, it’s clear to see why England will change up the squad before they face Australia at the Blundstone Arena.
It will be more of a shock than anything if England are able to get anywhere close to a victory in this final test, but maybe with a revamped team, some magic could be drawn up.
Jos Butler has already flown home through injury, and Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow are going to have to try and play through the pain, which might result in the duo being used as specialist batters.
With James Anderson expected to be rested for the final test, the 39-year-old’s career in Australia is potentially over, with his last action being the final ball of the fourth test from Steve Smith.
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As for Australia, Usman Khawaja is expected to open after his superb back-to-back centuries in the two innings last match.
The bowling attack we’ve witnessed so far in this Ashes series is expected to dominate once again and add to the wickets they’ve taken so far.
Nathan Lyon is leading the way with 16 wickets, as Australia hold the top five wickets taken so far, with Mitchell Starc (15 wickets), Scott Boland (14 wickets), Pat Cummins (14 wickets) and Cameron Green (9 wickets).
Here at Park Life Sport, we’ve taken a prediction for the line-ups for the final Ashes test:
| AUSTRALIA | ENGLAND | |
| 1 | David Warner | Zak Crawley |
| 2 | Usman Khawaja | Haseeb Hameed |
| 3 | Marnus Labuschagne | Dawid Malan |
| 4 | Steve Smith | Joe Root* |
| 5 | Travis Head | Ben Stokes |
| 6 | Cameron Green | Jonny Bairstow |
| 7 | Alex Carey (WK) | Sam Billings (WK) |
| 8 | Pat Cummins* | Chris Woakes |
| 9 | Mitchell Starc | Mark Wood |
| 10 | Nathan Lyon | Jack Leach |
| 11 | Scott Boland | Stuart Broad |
