England will come to Australia with a battery of pace bowlers spearheading their attempt to regain the Ashes, but with questions over their batting line-up and the fitness of several players.
The tourists have named 16 men for the five-Test series including a shock pick as back-up spinner and with Harry Brook taking over from Ollie Pope as vice-captain. Eleven of the party have never played a Test in Australia.
Chris Woakes, whose last act as an England player was to bat with a dislocated shoulder on the dramatic last day of the England-India series, has not been included, but six quicks have, including the very rapid duo of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood
