US EditionEngland name pace bowler Wood in squad for first Ashes test
Mark Wood was cleared of hamstring injury after scans and will train to prove fitness for Ashes Test; England named a 12-player squad including four pace bowlers.
- On November 19, 2025 England named a 12-player squad for the first Ashes Test in Perth, including captain Ben Stokes and pace bowlers Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse.
- After precautionary scans on Friday, Wood was cleared of left-hamstring damage, having felt tightness bowling his eighth over at Lilac Hill, Perth, and returning from left knee surgery in March.
- Wood returns to Test contention after more than a year out, with England's pace options featuring Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson, and Carse taking 3-65 in warm-up action.
- With the first Test due to start on Friday, November 21, the final XI will be named on match morning, and with Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood absent, England see a notable opportunity.
- Nearly 40 years have passed since England last won a first Ashes Test in Australia, and their sole warm-up on a flat Lilac Hill pitch has drawn criticism, sharpening the trade-off between four frontline seamers or Shoaib Bashir's spin.
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England opt for bold strategy for Ashes opener as Mark Wood brushes off injury concern - The Mirror
Mark Wood has been named in England's 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth on Friday, with Shoaib Bashir expected to be the substitute
England name their 12 for first Ashes Test in Perth; both Jofra Archer, Mark Wood included
England have named their 12 for the first Ashes Test against Australia on Wednesday, November 19, with less than 48 hours to go for the first ball at the Perth Stadium. Led by Ben Stokes, England included all of Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in the twelve, while leaving the final decision on the playing XI to be taken on the morning of the game, set to kick off on Friday, November 21. England have a call to make with resp…
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England pace bowler Mark Wood cleared of hamstring injury and could play in 1st Ashes test
England fast bowler Mark Wood could play in the first Ashes test against Australia starting Nov. 21 after scans cleared him of a hamstring injury.
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