A statement from the ECB said, "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."
Moeen Ali replaced Somerset's Jack Leach, who was withdrawn from the original 16-player squad on Sunday after sustaining a low back stress fracture, which rules him out of the five-match Ashes Test series.
England has announced their 16-member squad for the first two matches of the Ashes series which will start from June 16. England have retained the same group of 16 players from the one-off Test against Ireland for the first two Ashes Tests. Josh Tongue, who made his Test debut against Irelan
London [U.K], Oct 6 (ANI): In what may come as a major blow to England, all-rounder Ben Stokes has been withdrawn from the Ashes squad in the wake of pending investigation into his alleged street brawl in Bristol last month.
London [England], Sept. 23 (ANI): Toby Roland-Jones will be missing from England's Ashes squad after a scan has revealed that the Middlesex seamer has sustained a stress fracture in his lower back.