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Curran to make test debut for England
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England paceman Tom Curran will make his test debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Australia today, replacing the injured Craig Overton, who has a fractured rib.
England skipper Joe Root says South Africa-born Curran is a 鈥渇eisty character鈥 with an impressive work ethic.
Curran, an uncapped right-arm bowler, was only added to England鈥檚 Ashes squad when Steve Finn was ruled out at the start of the tour due to injury.
The 22-year-old Curran played a one-day international and three Twenty20 matches for England earlier this year.
鈥淪ometimes as a captain you have to go with your gut,鈥 Root said yesterday. 鈥淚t was a close call. He鈥檚 obviously worked extremely hard, as has everyone else. You know you鈥檙e always going to get absolutely everything out of him.鈥
Australia regained the Ashes with a win in the third test at Perth.
Meanwhile, a sore hand may force Australia captain Steve Smith to tweak his approach during the fourth test.
Smith was on the wrong end of a freakish injury scare on Sunday when a ball driven by Cameron Bancroft burst over the nets and struck him on the right hand. Smith, waiting to bat at the time, wasn鈥檛 wearing gloves.
Smith, who boasts a test average of 127.6 at the MCG after posting centuries in the past three Boxing Day games, had a short hit on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Smith admitted he still wasn鈥檛 100 percent.
鈥淚t was a little bit sore today playing a few different shots,鈥 he said yesterday. 鈥淏ut I鈥檒l be able to deal with it and I鈥檒l get on with it. Maybe I鈥檒l just have to use a bit more of my top hand throughout the game, a bit less wristy.鈥
Australia has replaced left-handed fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who has a bruised right foot, with Jackson Bird.
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