Australia will be up against England in the second match of The Ashes. This article provides details about Australia’s Playing 11 vs England for the second match of the Ashes 2025.
Australia Playing XI vs England- 2nd Test, The Ashes 2025:
Openers: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald
Australia would aim to continue the momentum that they have on their side, courtesy of a win in the first Test when they step on the field to take on England in the pink ball Test at The Gabba.
The home team will change as far as the playing XI is concerned, with Usman Khawaja being ruled out of the upcoming match.
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Travis Head, who opened the innings in the second innings of the previous match, is expected to retain his place as an opener along with Jake Weatherald and will be expected to score runs at the top of the order.
Jake Weatherald, on the other hand, would also eye a good start to this particular match after not being able to open his account in his debut innings, followed by a knock of 23 runs in a partnership that was dominated by Head.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Cameron Green, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk)
The openers will be followed by a middle order that failed miserably in the first innings of the Perth Test and remained untested in the second innings.
All eyes will be on Marnus Labuschagne and captain Steve Smith to take control of the Australian middle order, as they are two of the most experienced batters in the team.
The duo would hope to get good support from the likes of Cameron Green and Beau Webster, who is expected to bat at number six in place of Travis Head and will also provide a fast bowling option to the captain.
The top five batters of Australia will have to do the bulk of the scoring for the team, as the home team has a long tail with Nathan Lyon, who is usually a number eleven batting at number nine.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett, Scott Boland
Australia is expected to go into the second Test of the Ashes with an unchanged bowling lineup comprising Mitchell Starc, Brendan Doggett, and Scott Boland, all of whom bowled well in the last game and would be entrusted to do the same.
Mitchell Starc will continue to lead the bowling attack and will take the new ball with the aim of dismissing the English openers early as he did in Perth to give the hosts a perfect start in a Test which was largely dominated by the bowlers.
Starc will be supported by Brendan Doggett and Scott Boland, both of whom will look to create pressure from the other end, along with picking wickets at crucial moments in the game.
Cameron Green and Beau Webster will be the two fast-bowling all-rounders providing depth to the bowling attack, with Nathan Lyon being the sole specialist spinner.
