Steve Smith has stated that he will still play in the middle order but drop down to number four in place of the all-rounder in the test side, meaning that there is now a gap going forward that can only be filled by Usman Khawaja. Captain Mitchell Marsh, their T20 captain along with his test comrades shall miss the upcoming three match series against Pakistan in November in light of upcoming test matches in Australia against India which are the focus for them.