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Australian captain Pat Cummins has revealed the tourists will have an unchanged starting XI for the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, which gets underway on Friday.
Speaking to reporters at Hagley Oval on Thursday, Cummins confirmed Australia had selected the same team that defeated the Black Caps by 172 runs in Wellington last week. It means the experienced pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Cummins will have played seven consecutive Tests during the home summer, which also included a World Cup triumph in India.
Meanwhile, New Zealand will make at least one change to its starting XI after young quick Will O’Rourke was ruled out of the series finale due to injury. Uncapped seamer Ben Sears will make his Test debut in Christchurch, while spinner Mitchell Santner could replace fast bowler Scott Kuggeleijn pending conditions.
Australia retained the Trans-Tasman Trophy for a 13th consecutive series after defeating New Zealand at the Basin Reserve last week. The Black Caps have not beaten Australia on home soil since 1993.
The second Test between New Zealand and Australia gets underway at Hagley Oval on Friday, with the first ball scheduled for 9am AEDT.
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Australia XI for second New Zealand Test
Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
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