Melbourne, Dec 25, 2025 (AFP) - Australia opts for all-pace attack in fourth Ashes Test

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2025-12-25

Australia will take an all-pace attack into the fourth Ashes Test, skipper Steve Smith said Thursday, while Josh Inglis was dropped with selectors preferring Usman Khawaja. The hosts head into the Boxing Day Test with an unassailable 3-0 lead over England, but are without pace spearhead Pat Cummins and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon. Cummins is being managed after his return in the third Adelaide Test after a lengthy lay off with a lower back injury......

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