England have enough to worry about without second

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England have enough to worry about without second-guessing Australian line-up

Geoff Lawson Cricket columnist October 26, 2025 — 8.45am Advertisement

Thankfully, the murky waters of Test team selection are clearing by the day.

While the bowlers more or less pick themselves, pundits and punters have been clashing over the make-up of the batting order for months now. Algorithms have been consulted and selectors have prevaricated.

Marnus Labuschagne is back in form. Matt Renshaw has been elevated to the ODI team, having regathered his mojo. Sam Konstas isn’t making enough (at the moment), and Usman Khawaja has been guaranteed his spot despite a lengthy run of below-average scores. Head, Green and/or Webster are in, then keeper Carey and the bowl