Josh Tongue included in England Ashes squad
England have introduced an unchanged squad for the primary two males’s Ashes Tests. The 16-man occasion, which incorporates Worcestershire seamer Josh Tongue who was drafted in as bowling cowl for the one-off Test in opposition to Ireland at the moment going down at Lord’s, will report back to Birmingham forward of the Edgbaston Test beginning on June 16.
The announcement comes as no shock, notably with James Anderson (groin) and Ollie Robinson (ankle) progressing properly of their respective recoveries from harm. The pair have been bowling at Lord’s, the place England had been pushing for a three-day victory over Ireland having registered a 352-run first-innings leads following a mammoth 524 for 4 declared.
Both are prone to return to the XI for the primary Test in opposition to Australia, together with Mark Wood who missed the Ireland Test to spend time together with his second baby born final week. Chris Woakes has additionally been retained, giving Ben Stokes seven pace-bowling choices to choose from.
The majority of the group are attributable to head to Loch Lomond in Scotland subsequent week as a part of a team-bonding journey forward of the five-match collection with Australia. A variety of gamers are heading up initially of the week earlier than a extra official gathering on the weekend. While primarily a golf journey, the getaway is geared in the direction of giving the gamers extra time collectively, constructing on a profitable week reestablishing the connections and mind set that has been an enormous a part of life below Brendon McCullum and Stokes.
They can be in situ for the primary Test the next Monday, earlier than their first coaching session at Edgbaston on Tuesday, June 13.
England males’s Ashes Test squad: Ben Stokes (capt), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood