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Todd Murphy is hopeful for spinners having a big role in Sydney Ashes Test

Todd Murphy is hopeful for spinners having a big role in Sydney Ashes Test

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Australian off-spinner Todd Murphy is hopeful of spinners having a role in the fifth and final Test of the Ashes 2025-26 series at Sydney Cricket Ground. Spin hasn’t played much of a role in the ongoing series, with pacers dominating the proceedings right from the Perth Test. The SCG has historically favoured spinners. While England have sidelined their frontline spinner, Shoaib Bashir, in the four Tests so far, Nathan Lyon too has had only a limited role to play for Australia. However, with Lyon out due to injury and the Sydney Cricket Ground being a favoured venue for spinners, Murphy has reasons to believe that he might have a big role to play in his debut home Test. “I don’t think going into the series there was ever that planning or idea that spin wouldn’t play a role. I think it’s sort of just been how it’s eventuated. I think it’ll evolve from year to year. Next year it could be completely different,” said Murphy. ALSO READ | Stuart Broad heaps praise on Josh Tongue: …

‘We’re playing on at present are certainly more seam-friendly than spin-friendly’

‘We’re playing on at present are certainly more seam-friendly than spin-friendly’

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Australian stand-in skipper Steven Smith indicated that Australia may play without a specialist spinner for the Boxing Day Test on Friday. Nathan Lyon was also not part of the first two Tests of the series in Perth and Brisbane. He returned to the side in Adelaide, where he managed to scalp five wickets and played a crucial role in Australia’s win in the third Test, but injured himself and is out for the rest of the series. Although Lyon is absent, Australia does have decent spinners in their ranks. Smith said the surface at the MCG might be more conducive to seam bowling. “A lot of wickets we’re playing on at present are certainly more seam-friendly than spin-friendly,” Smith said on Thursday, speaking to the reporters. “Last week was an anomaly; we saw some rough, and we saw Nathan come into play big-time.” “It’s a tricky one. You’ve just got to play what surface you’re presented with, and this one out here looks like it’s going to offer a fair bit of assistance for the …