The England Men’s selection panel has named a 16-strong squad for the 2025/26 Ashes tour of Australia.
Harry Brook has been confirmed as England’s vice-captain for the Ashes tour, replacing Ollie Pope.
Durham fast bowler Mark Wood returns to the Test squad following his recovery from a left knee injury.
Somerset spinner Shoaib Bashir is available again after recovering from the finger injury sustained during the home series against India.
Durham seamer Matthew Potts and Surrey batting all-rounder Will Jacks are both included. Potts last featured in December 2024 against New Zealand, while Jacks won his most recent Test cap in December 2022 against Pakistan. Jacks will miss the white-ball tour of New Zealand with a broken finger but is expected to be fit for the Ashes.
Test Captain Ben Stokes continues his recovery from the shoulder injury that ruled him out of the final Test against India at the Kia Oval and remains on track to be available for the start of the Test series in November.
England Men's Test squad for 2025/26 Ashes Series
Ben Stokes (Durham) - Captain
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire) – Vice-Captain
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Matthew Potts (Durham)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jamie Smith (Surrey)
Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)
2025/26 Men's Ashes schedule - all UK times
13-15 November 2025: England Men v England Lions (Warm-up) - Perth (2am)
21-25 November 2025: England Men v Australia Men, 1st Ashes Test - Perth (2.30am)
29-30 November 2025: England Men v Prime Minister's XI - Canberra (3.40am)
4-8 December 2025: England Men v Australia Men, 2nd Ashes Test - Brisbane (3.40am)
17-21 December 2025: England Men v Australia Men, 3rd Ashes Test - Adelaide (Midnight)
25-30 December 2025: England Men v Australia Men, 4th Ashes Test - Melbourne (11.30pm)
3-8 January 2026: England Men v Australia Men, 5th Ashes Test - Sydney (11.30pm)