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England name 12-man squad for first Ashes Test
SEN • November 19th, 2025 9:17 pm
England have named their 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test on Friday, with bowler Mark Wood named after recovering from injury.
Wood was in doubt leading into the first Test and has been named alongside four other pace bowlers and spinner Shoaib Bashir in a clear sign of an all-out pace assault on the Aussies.
The side, led once again by Ben Stokes, will look to capitalise on the dry conditions in Perth, by fielding the fastest English bowling cartel seen in Australia.
“If (Wood) does play, and England go for this 5-man pace attack, it could be the fastest England attack we have ever seen in an Ashes series in Australia,” BBC Chief Cricket Reporter Stephan Shemilt told SEN 1170 Afternoons.
“You go back to 1970/71, the side that was captained by Railingworth, England hit Australia with pace then… this might be faster than all of those.
“England will never have played an attack of five bowlers, all capable of hitting 90 miles an hour.”
See the full side below:
Ben Stokes (c)
Jofra Archer
Gus Atkinson
Shoaib Bashir
Harry Brook
Brydon Carse
Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Ollie Pope
Joe Root
Jamie Smith (wk)
Mark Wood
Ben Stokes (c)
Jofra Archer
Gus Atkinson
Shoaib Bashir
Harry Brook
Brydon Carse
Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Ollie Pope
Joe Root
Jamie Smith (wk)
Mark Wood
