Steve Smith returns to the Australian team while top-order batsman Usman Khawaja and pace bowler James Pattinson have been dropped for the fourth Ashes cricket test against England beginning on Wednesday at Old Trafford in Manchester. 

Smith did not play in the third test at Leeds due to a concussion sustained from a bouncer which hit his helmet in the drawn second test at Lord's. The series is level 1-1 with two tests remaining.