England The upcoming Ashes is named your 16-member test squad for the 2025/26 series Ben stokes Maintaining the captaincy. In its announcement on Tuesday (September 23), the selectors also appointed Harry Brook as Vice-Captaine in place of Oli Pope. The rise of Brook in the role of a leadership reveals their growing stature within the team after a frequent part of performance in forms.
Matthew Pots and Jack will return to test setup
Fast bowler Matthew Pots and all-rounder Will Jack have been called back to the Test fold. Pots, who last depicted in a test against New Zealand in December 2024, has been in a strong county championship form, with 28 wickets in 10 matches with a 4/84 best. Jack, recovering from a finger injury, who excluded her from the New Zealand White-Ball series, is expected to achieve full fitness in time for ash. The 25 -year -old last played Test cricket against Pakistan in December 2022.
Mark Wood, who was sidelined due to a knee injury, has recovered England’s pace attack with Jofra Archer, Bridan Cars, Gas Atkinson, Josh tongue and pots. Shoaib Bashir, who hurt finger during the India series, is also named as frontline spinner in the squad. Bashir will be supported by part -time options in Joe Root, Jacob Bethel and Jack.
Chris Woakes left despite recovery bid
The squad was excluding a major talk point from the squad declaration Chris WoakesThe 36-year-old all-rounder disliked his shoulder during the Oval Test against India earlier this year, but expressed his determination to return to the ashes on time through focus focusing instead of surgery. Despite his efforts, the selectors chose against their inclusion, leaving England without their experience in the upcoming series.
The squad has a mixture of experience and fresh energy. Joe provides stability in the batting department like Joe Root, Zak Croly, Ben Docket and Oli Pope, while wicketkeeper Jamie Smith adds depth behind stumps. With Stokes in Helm and a rejuvenation bowling unit, England will see a strong title in the historic series against the arch-rival Australia to mount defense.
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England’s Test Squad for Ashes 2025-26
Ben Stokes (Captain), Joffra Archer, Gas Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook (Vice-Capten), Bridon Cars, Zak Croly, Ben Docket, Will Jack, Oli Pope, Matthew Pots, Joe, Jomy Smith, Josa Tot, Joe.
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