Australia will not field a specialist spinner for the first time in over a decade with selectors opting to strengthen the batting for the fourth Ashes Test.
Australia will enter a Test without a specialist spinner for the first time in more than 11 years after youngster Todd Murphy was dropped for the fourth Test in Manchester.
Seeking to secure a first away Ashes series win in 22 years, the Aussies have recalled Cameron Green, pairing him for the first time in a Test XI with Mitch Marsh, who made a century and took two wickets replacing the injured Green in the third Test at Headingley.
With the under-fire David Warner holding his spot at the top of the order, Australia’s choice to field both Marsh and Green in the same side has come at the expense of off-spinner Murphy, who bowled just 9.3 overs on Ashes debut at Leeds, where he had come in as a straight swap for the injured Nathan…