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‘Thank #@$* for that’ Declares Entire Cricket World as Ashes Finally Here
England selects a five-man pace attack led by Mark Wood for the Ashes opener, relying on speed-friendly conditions at Perth's Optus Stadium, with fitness checks pending.
- On Friday, England named Mark Wood in a 12-man squad for the first Test at Optus Stadium, slotting him into a five-strong seam attack with Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson and captain Ben Stokes.
- Because Optus Stadium is fast and bouncy, selectors chose a five-strong seam attack to maximise early advantage on the seam-friendly pitch.
- Wood has battled back from elbow and knee surgery this year and a hamstring scare in last week's warm-up match at Lilac Hill, completing eight overs before returning to bowl in the nets on Tuesday and having a brief Wednesday workout.
- If fit, Wood will likely start in the five-man pace unit with Shoaib Bashir as 12th man while England chase their first Australia Test win since 2010-11 in The Ashes.
- With the series starting on Friday, BBC Test Match Special will provide ball-by-ball coverage while Gus Atkinson said, `Jofra and Woody are amazing bowlers and they'll be huge for us this series.
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