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Australia captain Pat Cummins and off-spinner Nathon Lyon picked three wickets each to bundle out England for 185 in the first innings of the third Test here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on Sunday. Australia was trailing by 124 runs with nine wickets in hand at the end of Day 1 in the Boxing Day Test.
Despite the efforts put in by Root and No.3 batter Dawid Malan, runs have been scarce for the tourists, giving their bowlers little chance to claw things back.
Boland was brought in as cover earlier this week and received the starting nod when fellow fast bowlers Jhye Richardson and Michael Neser were ruled out because of muscle soreness.
The left-handed opener Marcus Harris will be continuing for the Ashes despite running through a dry run of patch. "He'll play in the Test, no worries about that", says Australia cricket coach Justin Langer.
Root, who was struck hard in the groin by Starc in his penultimate over on the fourth day, edged the left-arm paceman after scoring 24 in the last over that left England stuttering at 82-4.
Cummins had dined with fellow New South Wales and Adelaide Strikers fast bowler Harry Conway at Little Hunter Steakhouse on the eve of the ongoing Test following which he was replaced by Michael Neser in the Playing XI.
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Labuschagne made 103 and Smith scored 93 before Australia's tailenders knocked off some quick runs against England's worn-out bowlers and Australia declared after tea.
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Cricket Australia said South Australia (state) Health confirmed that Cummins was a close contact and will be required to isolate for seven days. It said Cummins should be available for the third test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground starting Dec. 26.
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England are 0-1 down in the five-Test series, having lost the Brisbane Test by nine wickets.
Anderson, 39, the highest wicket-taker in the world among pace bowlers, was not in the 12-player squad for the opening Test at The Gabba (Brisbane), which the tourists lost by nine wickets.
Richardson is the only change in the Playing XI for the day-night game from the side that won the opening Test against England at The Gabba, Brisbane by nine wickets. Cummins also backed batting stalwart David Warner to play through the pain at Adelaide Oval.
Australia are a perfect eight from eight as they go into the pink-ball test against England beginning Thursday at the Adelaide Oval.
After restricting England's second innings to 297, the Australians needed just 20 runs to clinch the match.
Cricket Australia confirmed the expected on Saturday, that Hobart will host the fifth test between Australia and England beginning Jan. 14, and that it will be a day-night match.
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