SYDNEY, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Spinner Todd ‌Murphy will have to wait to find out if he will get his first taste of test cricket ‌on home soil on Sunday after captain Steve Smith said Australia were keeping options open for the ‌fifth Ashes clash with England.

Murphy was called into the squad for the fourth test when Nathan Lyon was ruled out for the rest of the series by injury but he missed out on a spot in the team as Australia went with four pacemen in Melbourne.