LONDON: England have made three modifications for the third Ashes Take a look at towards Australia which begins in Headingley on Thursday with Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Mark Wooden named within the facet because the hosts look to overturn a 2-Zero deficit within the sequence. Quick bowlers James Anderson and Josh Tongue have been rested whereas vice-captain Ollie Pope has been dominated out of the remainder of the sequence after dislocating his shoulder, which requires surgical procedure. With Pope not within the squad, Harry Brook can be promoted to quantity three.
Moeen got here out of retirement for the primary take a look at however the spinner injured his finger, sitting out the second encounter at Lord’s. Wooden was not picked for the primary two assessments and England will welcome his fiery tempo whereas Woakes’s all-round skill will give the hosts depth of their batting lineup. Anderson is England’s main wicket-taker in assessments (688) however the 40-year-old struggled to make an affect within the sequence with simply three wickets within the first two matches. Tongue made his Take a look at debut towards Eire final month the place he impressed with a five-wicket haul within the second innings and made his Ashes bow at Lord’s, the place he took 5 in two innings.
England squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Mark Wooden, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad.