Ashes 2025: Archer, Pope out of Boxing Day Test
Left-handed batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been drafted into the side and will slot in at No.3, while fast bowler Gus Atkinson returns after missing the previous Test.
Left-handed batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been drafted into the side and will slot in at No.3, while fast bowler Gus Atkinson returns after missing the previous Test.
“We know that there'll be a lot of disappointed fans in England after that first defeat,” Stokes told reporters.
Stokes has long been England’s big-match player, best remembered for his heroic unbeaten 135 at Headingley during the 2019 Ashes, which secured one of the most dramatic Test victories in history.
Cummins, who had hoped to resume bowling at least four weeks before his return, has yet to start bowling as he continues recovering from the back stress injury sustained during Australia’s tour of the West Indies in June.
Initially expected to miss six to seven weeks, Stokes eased concerns over his Ashes availability by resuming net sessions with county side Durham.
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The veteran opener, back in the runs after a lean run, had a let-off on 153 to reach 173 not out at tea.
The 151-Test opener, resuming on an overnight 104, took his score to 134 off 244 balls at lunch.
"I'd like to think so," Root said when asked if Cook, Broad and Anderson would still be in the team in 12 months.
