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England has announced its 17-man squad for the Ashes Test series against Australia starting on December 8. The captaincy of this team will be in the hands of Joe Root while the vice-captain of the team will be Jos Buttler. Almost all the major players have been included in this team, while the young all-rounder Sam Curran, who got injured during the IPL, has not been given a place in the team. At the same time, England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes has also not been included in the team, who is going on leave due to mental condition indefinitely.
Most of the players who took part in the home Test series against India have got a place in this series under the ICC World Test Championship. There are no new faces in the team, but there are 10 players, including vice-captain Butler, who are visiting Australia for the first time in the Ashes Test series. Stuart Broad, Ollie Pope, David Malan and Haseeb Hameed have managed to make their place in this team. During the Test series against India, fast bowler Olly Robinson bowled very well and he has also been included in the team.
The first match of the Ashes Test series will be played at the Gabba from December 8 to December 12. At the same time, from December 16, the second Test will start at the Adelaide Oval. After this, the third match of the Test series will be played from 26 December at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the fourth match will be played in Sydney. The last match of the series will start on January 14 in Perth. The last Ashes Test series was played between the two teams in 2019-20 which was tied at 2-2.
England’s 17-man squad for Australia tour:
Joe Root (Captain), Jos Buttler (Vice-Captain & Wk), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dam Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jack Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, David Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood.
