Khawaja replaces Travis Head in Australia team for fourth Test

Queensland batter Usman Khawaja has returned to the Australia team for the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney.

He will come into the middle order for Travis Head, who is isolating following a positive Covid test, in the only change to the team from the third Test.

Fast bowler Scott Boland keeps his place after coming in for his Test debut in Melbourne and producing a player-of-the-match performance.

The fourth Test starts at the Sydney Cricket Ground at 23:30 GMT on Tuesday.

Khawaja will play in his first Test since August 2019, when he featured in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, which England won by one wicket because of Ben Stokes’ match-winning century.

The 35-year-old was named in Australia’s 15-man squad for the first two Tests but did not make the team in Brisbane or Adelaide.

Australia have already retained the Ashes, having gone 3-0 up in the five-Test series in Melbourne.

Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner. BBC