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    Mark Wood Fit To Play As England Name 12-man Squad For Ashes Opener

    By IANS News November 19, 2025 • 14:06 PM View: 470
    Mark Wood: Mark Wood has been cleared to play and is likely to participate against Australia in the first Ashes Test on Friday. England have kept their options flexible by including off-spinner Shoaib Bashir alongside five fast bowlers as they named their 12-man squad on Wednesday for the opening game.

    If England choose an all-pace bowling attack, consisting of four specialist fast bowlers plus all-rounder Ben Stokes, it would likely be the quickest group of bowlers they have fielded in an Ashes Test on this soil. The final selection probably comes down to off-spinner Bashir or seamer Brydon Carse.

    Since the pitch is expected to provide pace and bounce, the visitors might as well continue with their traditional strategy of relying solely on a pace attack.

    TAGS Mark Wood Ashes Test Shoaib Bashir If England Ben Stokes Brydon Carse Nathan Lyon England Lions Jofra Archer Gus Atkinson Ben Duckett Zak Crawley Ollie Pope Joe Root Harry Brook Jamie Smith
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