Australia 94-2 at lunch of 3rd Ashes test v England
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The third Ashes Test between Australia and England got underway today at the Adelaide Oval. Both teams had announced their playing XIs well before the match but the hosts suffered a blow as their premier batter Steve Smith missed out on the morning of the Test.
Steve Smith has learned his fate for the Boxing Day Test after the superstar batter was a late withdrawal at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday, replaced by Usman Khawaja.
England has recalled Josh Tongue in place of Gus Atkinson for the third Ashes test in Adelaide but there was no place for specialist spinner Shoaib Bashir despite the match being played on a pitch expected to suit slow bowlers.