Australia have named an unchanged squad for the second Test against New Zealand in Hobart next week. New Zealand are not expected to announce their team until after the four-day match against South Australia in Adelaide which starts on Friday. They have a number of injuries which have decimated left their bowling line-up. Dion Nash returned home after tearing an abdominal muscle during the drawn first Test, while Chris Cairns and Shayne O'Connor will both sit out the South Australia match with knee strains. Australia (from): Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh (capt), Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath, Andrew Bichel.

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