Michael Clarke didn't mind England's selection. "I'm glad they are playing just the one spinner," he said. Clarke, meanwhile, has pushed himself down the order with Shaun Marsh going up to No. 3 after he cracked a brilliant 110 at Hobart while Clarke continues to search for form. John Hastings, the Victoria allrounder, replaces Tait while Xavier Doherty was already confirmed as Nathan Hauritz's stand in.
Australia 1 Shane Watson, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Shaun Marsh, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Cameron White, 6 David Hussey, 7 Steve Smith, 8 John Hastings, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Xavier Doherty, 11 Doug Bollinger
England 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Matt Prior (wk), 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Ian Bell, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Paul Collingwood, 7 Michael Yardy, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 James Tredwell, 10 Ajmal Shahzad, 11 Chris Tremlett
