LIVE: Brutal reality check for discarded Aussies

Australia's decision to driblet Travis Head has dominated the quality for the past 24 hours, but the enactment of off-spinner Todd Murphy to spouse Nathan Lyon has besides drawn criticism.

Former Test vice-captain Ian Healy has questioned wherefore Murphy was picked fixed it near Australia with 2 off-spinners, erstwhile leg-spinner Mitch Swepson and left-armer Ashton Agar were some available.

"In my eyes, astir apt not the close enactment call," Healy told Radio SEN.

"I deliberation helium tin vessel highly good and he's close successful the shadiness of Nathan Lyon for whenever he's needed, but for me, we've near connected the seat our astir experienced spinners successful Ashton Agar and Mitch Swepson.

"If we're not going to usage them yesterday they mightiness arsenic good battalion their Baggy Greens away. I deliberation we needed much assortment and much experience.

"I thought Todd bowled well, helium bowled beauteous well. He went astir the wicket though, I don't deliberation they tin enactment astir the wicket to right-handers arsenic agelong today, they're going to truly person to get immoderate shape, drifting distant from the right-handers and spinning backmost from extracurricular disconnected stump."