Australia v New Zealand live 1st Test: Australia without five players at Brisbane Visit Ladbrokes Save For Later Posted by Suneer Chowdhary 25 Nov 2011 Tweet Pat Cummins and Mitchell Johnson have been ruled out of the first Test match against New Zealand (credit: ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) Related Articles See all Test Series news Share it Pin It Australia have lost the services of five of their main cricketers for the first Test match against New Zealand. Watch & bet on live streaming cricket at bet365 > live streaming cricketThere will be no Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson at the top of the Australian innings, while the bowling will be without pace bowlers Mitchell Johnson, Patrick Cummins and Ryan Harris.Marsh injured his back before the start of the second Test match against South Africa and missed the game, as did Harris. Watson, on the other hand, was injured during the second Test match and did not bowl too many overs. Cummins and Johnson also had fitness issues in that second Test match and have been ruled out of the first Test.Australia will play their first home Test match of the season against New Zealand at Brisbane from December 1. With the five ruled out, there will be places up for grabs and likes of Dave Warner and James Pattinson could make their Test match debuts. Trent Copeland, who had played in the Tests in Sri Lanka, should also be recalled, while Usman Khawaja will continue to bat in the middle-order in place of Marsh. Doug Bollinger could be recalled into the squad, although he may not make it to the playing 11. New Zealand have not won a single Test match against Australia since 1992-93, a record that Kiwi skipper Ross Taylor will want to erase. Read our Ladbrokes review Use code MAXIMUMBONUS to get £50 free at Ladbrokes Like Like Post to wall 231 Reads All Cricket News Recent Cricket Articles England v West Indies 2nd Test live streaming and odds: England favourites at Trent Bridge25 May 2012England will be looking to wrap up another home series win when they clash with West Indies in the England v West Indies - Second Test Betting Tips24 May 2012England will be looking to make it 2-0 when they face the West Indies in the Second Test at Trent B England v West Indies Betting – Broad could cost bookies24 May 2012If Stuart Broad is named Man of the Match it will see Ladbrokes refund £50,000 in total to punters England v West Indies Test series odds: Bookies favour Trent Bridge draw22 May 2012England look a 1-0 lead in the series against West Indies after been stretched to the fifth day of England v West Indies Odds – England clear favourites for the second Test21 May 2012England are odds-on at 2/5 ahead of the 2nd Test with the West Indies, according to Ladbrokes. England v West Indies Tips – Vaughan expecting whitewash16 May 2012Michael Vaughan fancies England to whitewash the West Indies in their upcoming Test Series, which g More Stories Recent Articles Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona Top Price Special at Betfred25 May 2012Betfred are running a Top Price offer on Lionel Messi for tonight’s Copa Del Rey Final between Athl French Open 2012 Men's Singles betting tips25 May 2012Novak Djokovic can make history at Roland Garros but Rafael Nadal has to be considered the favourit Euro 2012 warm-up fixtures live streamed this weekend25 May 2012There are lots of international football games being played this weekend, with bet365 live streamin WTA Brussels semi-finals live stream preview25 May 2012The semi-finals of the 2012 Brussels Open are scheduled to take place on Friday Eden Hazard next club betting - Manchester City backed in to 11/825 May 2012Manchester City have been cut to 11/8 favourites to sign Eden Hazard after the Lille playmaker reve Simona Halep v Sofia Arvidsson - WTA Brussels live stream25 May 2012Simona Halep will meet Sofia Arvidsson on Friday in the semi-finals of the 2012 Brussels Open More Stories Tags Australia, Australia V New Zealand Live 1St Test, Mitchell Johnson, New Zealand, Patrick Cummins, Ryan Harris, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh
