Australian captain Pat Cummins has confirmed that Queensland leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson will make his debut in the second Test against Pakistan.
Swepson replaces paceman Josh Hazlewood in the Aussie line-up for the Karachi Test starting on Saturday.
Hazlewood, who missed the final four Ashes Tests last summer due to a side injury, went wicketless in the drawn first Test in Rawalpindi.
Swepson, 28, has taken 154 wickets in 51 first-class matches at an average of 34.55.
“Where expecting it (Karachi pitch) to be a little bit more spin friendly,” Cummins told 1170 SEN’s The Run Home with Joel and Fletch.
“I feel like he (Swepson) has run the drinks for about 100 Test matches.
“He’s ready to go, we’re pumped for him, and he’ll do brilliantly, I’m sure.”
Australia’s bowlers struggled in the first Test, taking just four wickets in the match on a flat Rawalpindi pitch.
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