Ahead of the fifth and final Test match of the Ashes series against England, Australia`s spinner Todd Murphy is hopeful of making his appearance in Sydney.

He missed out on action in the fourth Test match in Melbourne. Murphy was not a part of the original Australian squad for the five-match Test series against the "Three Lions". He came in as a replacement for star spinner Nathan Lyon, who sustained a hamstring injury in the Adelaide Test match, following which he was ruled out of the series.