David Warner left out as Steve Smith gets named in final XI and the Latest On Triple M

England has won the toss and will bat first in the first Ashes Test.

The final Australian team: Shane Watson, Chris Rogers, Ed Cowan Michael Clarke (c), Phil Hughes, Steve Smith, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Mitch Starc, Ashton Agar (debut), Nathan Lyon – 12th man.

The final England team: Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matthew Prior, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, Jimmy Anderson

Update On Triple M

David Warner has been left out of Australia’s first Ashes Test team with Steve Smith given the nod and young spinner Ashton Agar a shock incusion, according to Cricket Australia.

Official broadcast partner, Fox Sports, said it had confirmed the final XI had been settled on – and it didn’t include Ashton Agar. See the team Fox Sports reported below.

However, Cricket Australia followed up on Fox Sports’ team (posted on Twitter and broadcast on TV) with this tweet.

Guess we’ll have to wait until the players run out onto the ground before the final XI is officially confirmed!

One thing does appear certain however, Smith is in. Former Ashes captain Mark Taylor predicted this earlier on Triple M (audio below).

Final XI (As Reported by Fox Sports)



Shane Watson, Chris Rogers, Ed Cowan, Michael Clarke (captain), Phil Hughes, Steve Smith, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon (although it now appears Ashton Agar will play in front of Lyon, judging by Cricket Australia’s tweet).

.@CricketAus team named for First Test: Watson, Rogers, Cowan, Clarke, Hughes, Smith, Haddin, Siddle, Pattinson, Starc, Lyon #Cricket #Ashes

Earlier On Triple M

Ian Healy shared some disturbing news about Australian Cricket captain Michael Clarke on the Grill Team on the eve of The Ashes Series.

“He’ll never be at full fitness, he’s got three bad discs in his back, so it’s a really bad back injury that he manages every day,” Healy informs Triple M’s the Grill Team.

“There’s a fear that someday he won’t get out of bed. Don’t worry about cricket, this will be quite debilitating for the rest of his life.

“He’ll be the judge of how he can go with what he’s got.”

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Meanwhile, former Australian captain Mark Taylor told Triple M’s Rush Hour he has been told Steve Smith will be in the final X1.

The Ashes Series kicks off tonight in the UK.

Source: Triple M

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