AUS vs NZ – Preview

AUS vs NZ (3rd Jan’20)

It’s the 3rd Test in the 3-Match Test Series between Australia and New Zealand.

Australia has already won the series 2-0 and they would be looking to get a clean-sweep in the series.

Under normal circumstances, the benched players are most likely to be given a game considering that the result won’t make a lot of impact on deciding the winner of this series.

Stats –

Marnus Labuschagne has amused everyone with his consistency and has scored 1 century and 2 half centuries in 4 innings, with a total of 285 runs to his name, the highest run scorer amongst the two teams in this series.

Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon have taken 11 and 10 wickets each respectively being the highest wicker takers for Australia, and on the other hand, Neil Wagner and Tim Southee have taken 12 and 14 wickets respectively being the highest wicket takers for the Kiwis.

Probable XIs –

Aus – Warner, Burns, Labuschagne, Smith, Paine(C&Wk), Neser, Head, Cummins, Pattinson, Lyon, Siddle

NZ – Blundell(Wk), Raval, Williamson, Nicholls, Taylor, Grandhomme, Astle, Henry, Wagner, Southee, Somerville

Possible Replacements –

Aus – Michel Neser coming in for Matthew Wade. Peter Siddle coming in for Mitchell Starc.

(Mitchell Starc can be rested and having Paine in the side who’s a surety to play being the captain, Wade can be rested to give a chance to Neser)

NZ – Matt Henry, Todd Astle, William Sommerville and Jeet Raval coming in for Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham and BJ Watling.

(Benched players can be drafted into the XI for this final match of the test series which is not a deciding encounter, in place of the players they are perfect backups to, for the replacement)