England swing four changes for Boxing Day
Roger Vaughan |
Under-siege England have made four changes for the must-win Boxing Day Ashes Test.
Opener Rory Burns and paceman Stuart Broad have been dropped, along with Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes.
Bowlers Mark Wood and Jack Leach will return to the XI, while Zak Crawley and Jonathan Bairstow will play their first Tests in this series.
England also confirmed Jos Buttler will continue as wicketkeeper, rather than Bairstow taking over the gloves.
ENGLAND: Joe Root (capt), Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Jonathan Bairstow, Jos Butler (wk), Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
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