All-rounder Andrew Symonds retained his place along with seamer Mitchell Johnson, who was the 12th man in Perth.
Australia are 119 for one in their second innings, 148 runs ahead of England on day two.
'This modern-day recovery, matchups, data, sports science, I'm not sure. I would've said just let me be.'
Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series.
"Make 700 and bowl them out for under 150 on the last day," Buchanan told a news conference when asked about his team's strategy.
England picked up the crucial wicket of Langer to reduce Australia to 28 for one after posting a daunting total of 551-6.
The Australian opener expects to be peppered by a salvo of short deliveries from the England bowlers during the Ashes.
Australia's cricketers have scoffed at suggestions their ageing team is too old to win back the Ashes from England.
'But as we know it's harder to get out of this team than get in, so whoever they go with, I'll be well and truly happy with, as long as the person who comes in does their job.'
He injured his left hamstring while batting in the opening Test on Sunday and scans revealed he had suffered a grade one strain.
The out-of-form middle-order batsman was omitted after regular opener Justin Langer was cleared to return from injury.
During India's 2018-19 tour, Australia, who were determined to patch up their severely dented image in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, had decided to not engage with the Indian captain verbally during the series.
Although a final decision on his fitness is yet to be taken, the selectors have decided to play safe by inducting Hussey.
Opener Justin Langer has broken a rib and is doubtful for next week's first test against West Indies, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Saturday.
Langer said the fightback after the Adelaide debacle was nothing short of remarkable especially after injury-forced ouster of big players like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.
Australia, chasing England's first-innings total of 373, closed a truncated second day of the fifth Ashes Test on 112 without loss
Australia put up a convincing performance against Northamptonshire in the tour game to sound a warning to their Ashes opponent
Ricky Ponting, Justin Langer and Damien Martyn hit centuries as Australia piled up 582 for seven against Leicestershire
Australia coach Justin Langer called it a shame and one of his greatest "pet hates" after some spectators directed racial abuse at India's players during the third Test and were expelled from the Sydney Cricket Ground for their behaviour.
The Aussie opener said it is the amount of time international players spent away from home that would be the decisive factor in his decision.
Australia ended day 1 of the second Test against South Africa on 228 for five
Following is a fact box on the final Test of the four-match series between Australia and India
After restricting the Proteas to 296 in their first innings, Australia were 38 for 1 in their second essay.
The ICC confirmed the rating on Tuesday, a marked improvement from the three demerit points that they earned after last year's drawn Ashes Test.
Jacques Kallis became the first South African batsman to top the PricewaterCooper list in their latest ratings of Test cricketers.
Australia opening batsman Justin Langer is hopeful of playing in second Test against Pakistan after suffering a back injury.
Australia were 229 for three in their first innings, trailing West Indies by 176 runs
Pakistan were struggling on 18 for one in their second innings, chasing 564 to win after Australia declared their second innings at 361 for five.
The 24-year-old though said he would not adopt a conservative approach to batting
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances