Australia announced an unaltered playing XI for the upcoming Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, aiming to secure the series against Pakistan. In contrast, Pakistan made a significant change by omitting veteran wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed.
In the first Test at Perth, the hosts dominated, defeating Shan Masood's team by a margin of 360 runs within four days. The hosts, thus, decided to stick to the pace trio of skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, which meant Scott Boland, who made an impactful debut with figures of 6-7 at the MCG against England in 2021, will be left out for this match.
