Josh Hazlewood and James Pattinson bowl in the nets © Getty Images
James Pattinson has been rested for the Lord’s Ashes Test, leaving Josh Hazlewood in line to make his entry into the series at the venue where he delivered his best spells of the 2015 series.
Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were both in Australia’s 12-man squad unveiled on Tuesday morning, but Pattinson will be rested after his often hostile displays at Edgbaston in the tourists’ opening win. This will mean Australia have a fresh Pattinson at their disposal for the third Test, to be played at Leeds next week.
Australia squad (for second Test): Tim Paine (capt & wk), David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
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