England confirm 12-strong squad for first Ashes Test

[Ned Holmes]

England have named their 12-strong squad for the first Ashes Test at The Gabba, which gets underway on Wednesday, with King of Swing Jimmy Anderson among the notable omissions. Ben Stokes is set to play his first Test since March while Ollie Pope has been preferred to Jonny Bairstow in the battle for the number […]

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