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England Expected to arrive Matthew Potts He made his debut in the final Test Australiabut the door on the spinner has not yet closed Shoaib Bashir Back to the side.
The visitors have surrendered the urn but will be hoping to cut their losses by coming away with a winning streak and a 3-2 scoreline after winning the two-day penalty shootout in Melbourne.
Both Potts and Bashir have been named in the 12-man squad for Sunday’s fifth Test. SydneyResources were stretched thin as Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson were injured at the end of the series.
Durham seamer Potts is a favorite in his 10 appearances, last outing in December 2024, and has a solid record of 36 wickets in Tests at 29.44.
The 27-year-old can take over the new ball at the SCG having previously bowled at Durham in a move that would see Brendan Cass return to a more familiar starting role.
But they have left open the option of recalling Bashir if things look like they might take a generous turn.
The 22-year-old has been the team’s first-choice spinner for the past 18 months, but poor pitch conditions, poor results in the front seven and his own middling form in training have seen him fall out of favor on this tour.