Australia will take on England in the fifth match of The Ashes. This article talks about England’s Playing 11 vs Australia for the fifth match of the series.
England Playing XI vs Australia- 5th Test, The Ashes 2026:
Openers: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett
England would be satisfied with the way they got the job done to earn their first Test win in Australia after 2011 and would hope to replicate the same effort in all the departments in the upcoming contest to end the tour on the right note.
The visitors were sharp in the field as they held onto the chances that came their way, which was a major point of difference in the first three matches.
In addition to that, the help that the wicket had for the bowlers also played its part as it bridged the gap between the batting units of both teams, as far as performance in the series is concerned.
It wasn’t only the wicket that made England win, but also the effort from the English bowlers that kept the Aussie batters in check and made things easy for England’s batting lineup as they had a very small target to accomplish in the second innings.
The captain would hope for the batters to have a good outing or the second time in a row in the next match, led by the opening pair of Zak Crawrly and Ben Duckett.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks
Jaco Bethell, who played a sensational innings at a time when England could have undergone a collapse while chasing in the fourth innings, would trust the young batter to do a similar job in the Sydney Test.
Bethell would hope to get good support from experienced batters like Joe Root and Ben Stokes.
Other than them, Harry Brok will also be backed up to play a match-winning knock for his team.
The top five batters from the English batting department will have to score the bulk of the runs for the team.
Bowlers: Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
The English bowling attack will undergo a change with Gus Arkinson out injured from the game in Sydney, which brings in spinner Shoaib Bashir to the fore for his first game of the tour.
If Bashir is included in the playing XI for the upcoming contest, the move might prove to be decisive due to the nature of the wicket at SCG.
Bashr will be assisted by Will Jacks, who has done a decent job in the matches that he has played in the series, taking into account that he is a non-regular bowler who has had to fulfill the role of sole spinner in a few games.
The fast bowling department of the team will be handled by Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, the player of the match of the Boxing Day Test, and the captain Ben Stokes.
The visitors would hope to get a wicket as they did at MCG, which has a lot of help for the bowlers.