Konstas given chance in tour match between Tests

Opener Sam Konstas, 20, has been named in a Prime Minister's XI to face England on 29 November.

Konstas, who has won five Test caps but only reached 50 once, has been left out of the Australia squad for the first Ashes Test in Perth after a string of low scores in domestic cricket, though he did make a century for Australia A against India A in September.

The two-day fixture in Canberra is a pink-ball match designed to give the tourists preparation before the day-night second Test in Brisbane, which begins on 4 December.

Peter Hanscomb will captain the hosts, who also include 40-year-old bowler Peter Siddle, who played 67 Tests.

Prime Minister's XI to face England: Peter Handscomb (c), Benji Floros, Campbell Kellaway, Campbell Thompson, Charlie Anderson, Doug Warren, Hugh Weibgen, Joel Curtis, Nathan McSweeney, Oliver Peake, Peter Siddle, Sam Konstas, Samuel Skelly.