Australia will bat first in the final international of the summer as two depleted sides take the field at Perth. Brett Lee misses out for Australia while England have made three changes after injuries to Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan.
Liam Plunkett, who flew in from the Caribbean just for this match, plays in place of Chris Woakes and Steve Davies replaces Morgan who will fly home today after x-rays revealed he had a fractured finger sustained earlier in the series. It is yet another injury worry for England ahead of the World Cup.
Although Davies isn't in the World Cup squad he has taken Matt Prior's place alongside Andrew Strauss at the top of the order with Prior, who has had an inconsistent series, dropping down to No. 6. Luke Wright plays his second game of the series and there's no place for James Tredwell who has had just one game.
Australia travelled to Perth with 12 players so the side picked itself with Lee on the sidelines. Tim Paine will open alongside Brad Haddin with Shane Watson rested and Michael Clarke also stayed behind in the Sydney which means a recall for Adam Voges. With injuries to Xavier Doherty, Nathan Hauritz and Steve Smith, Jason Krejza has been given a debut.
Australia 1 Brad Haddin (wk), 2 Tim Paine, 3 Callum Ferguson, 4 Cameron White, 5 David Hussey, 6 Adam Voges, 7 Mitchell Johnson, 8 John Hastings, 9 Jason Krejza, 10 Doug Bollinger, 11 Shaun Tait
England 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Steve Davies (wk), 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Ian Bell, 6 Matt Prior, 7 Luke Wright, 8 Michael Yardy, 9 Liam Plunkett, 10 James Anderson, 11 Steve Finn
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