Khawaja or Head? Bailey has an answer but isn't telling
There will be no bat-off for the final batting spot in Australia's side for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, despite both Usman Khawaja and Travis Head being named in the 15-man squad.
The two men will face each other in a Sheffield Shield contest starting next week in Adelaide and are set to play in Australia's three-day intra-squad game in Brisbane on December 1. But chairman of selectors George Bailey confir