Pope’s form, Stokes’ fitness and pace options – the questions facing England

Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes and the pace attack are among the issues facing England (Bradley Collyer/Martin Rickett/PA) -

With England’s dramatic Test series against India over after five gripping games and a 2-2 scoreline, minds are already starting to turn to the Ashes.

There are just over three months until England arrive in Perth and the planning can now begin in earnest. Here, the PA news agency looks at five key questions England need to answer.