New Delhi: Australia will enter the Boxing Day Test without a spinner selecting pace-focused playing XI to face a demoralised England. Following Nathan Lyons sustained a hamstring injury during the Adelaide test Victorian offspinner Todd Murphy was added to the squad as his replacement. However with the MCG pitch expected to have up to 10mm of grass Australia have made the bold and unprecedented choice to exclude Murphy out. Steve Smith is all set to return after dealing with vertigo Stand-in captain Steve Smith who is all set to return after dealing with vertigo will wait until the toss on Friday to finalize the playing XI. This is for the third time in Australias last five Tests that a spinner has been left out. Lyon was also left out of the day-night Test in Jamaica in July and the Ashes Test in Brisbane. Still skipping a spinner at the MCG is a risky move for Australia a ground where legends like Shane Warne and Lyon have thrived. A lot of the wickets were playing on at present are certainly more seam-friendly than spin-friendly Smith said on Thursday Last week (in Adelaide) was an anomaly; we saw some rough and we saw Nathan come into play big time. Its a tricky one. Youve just got to play what surface youre presented with and this one out here looks like its going to offer a fair bit of assistance for the seam bowlers. If Nathan was here wed probably still be having the same conversation as well. Its certainly nothing to do with Todds skill. We know hes a quality bowler. Pat Cummins Josh Inglis will also miss out Boxing Day Test Alongside Lyon and captain Pat Cummins Josh Inglis will also miss out while pacers Jhye Richardson Brendan Doggett and Michael Neser have been included in the squad. Beau Webster the unlucky all-rounder was considered as a replacement for struggling Cameron Green because of his ability to bowl both medium pace and spin. However the selectors have decided to stick with Green who will walk in to bat at No.7 following wicketkeeper Alex Careys player-of-the-match scores of 106 and 72 at the Adelaide Oval. Veteran Usman Khawaja who turned 39 last week was preferred over Josh Inglis after scoring 82 and 40 in the third Test in Adelaide. Jhye Richardson is also in contention to play his first Test in over four years after a long battle with injury. The 29-year-old has impressed across all three formats for Australia including three Tests. Hes just got a great set of skills Smith said. Swings the ball both ways. Seams it accurate a bit more skiddy than some of the others. Australia secured the Ashes in just 11 days Doggett and Neser featured in the second Test in Brisbane but were left out in Adelaide following the return of Cummins and Lyon. Having secured the Ashes in just 11 days Australia will aim to extend Englands struggles by achieving a 5-0 whitewash for the first time since the 2013-14 series.