By not playing the series opener, the team management feels Anderson can be better prepared for the subsequent pink-ball Test in Adelaide.
Root addressed reporters before news broke that the fifth test of the series will now not go ahead in Perth because of concern over quarantine requirements.
Australia's chairman of selectors George Bailey says Mitchell Marsh's incredible match-winning knock in the final of the T20 World Cup 'will carry little weight' when the Ashes squad is picked.
Ben Stokes joined the England squad for a training session for the first time after his six-month lay off from cricket at the Metrico stadium in the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Puckovski was struck on the head during a training session last Tuesday, leading to the 10th concussion of his nascent career.
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler might skip the Ashes tour scheduled for the end of the year over concerns about taking his family along due to Australia's coronavirus restrictions.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes the iconic Ashes series should be cancelled if families are not allowed to travel with the players for the four-month long tour of Australia.
All-rounder Ben Stokes has set his sights on the upcoming "huge summer", during which England will host the Ashes and the ICC World Cup.
The MCG, where the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England was played between December 26 and December 30, 2017, drew criticism from both teams.
The 34-year-old White has not represented Australia in any format since 2015.
England's recent Ashes defeat has continued the team's poor run of form away from home in Tests since beating South Africa in 2015-16.
The Kangaroos have moved into third place while England have dropped to the fifth position following the conclusion of the five-match Ashes series in Sydney.
Each of Australia's four frontline bowlers took more than 20 wickets in the five-match series with Pat Cummins leading the way with 23 dismissals, followed by Mitchell Starc (22), Josh Hazlewood (21) and Nathan Lyon (21).
The one-sided match ended just after lunch on the fifth day when Australia bowled the tourists out for 180 in its second innings.
After the Marsh brothers scored centuries to lead Australia into a commanding position, the bowling attack claimed four wickets to leave England floundering at 93/4 at stumps.
Khawaja's 381-ball, 515-minute innings, including 18 boundaries and a six ended when he skipped down the wicket to Crane and was stumped by Bairstow.
Khawaja struggled early to find any rhythm, particularly against spinners Moeen Ali and Mason Crane, but survived to raise his 50 off 107 balls.
Another day and another milestone reached by the Australian skipper as he becomes the second fastest to score 6000 runs in 111 innings, the first occupied by Don Bradman.
After winning the toss and batting, England slipped to 95-3 before skipper Joe Root and Dawid Malan shared a 133-run partnership that frustrated the Australian bowlers for most of the evening session.
The touring squad's behaviour has also been a distraction for Root and coach Trevor Bayliss, who struggled to hide his frustration after the drunken actions of Jonny Bairstow and England A batsman Ben Duckett earlier on the tour.
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