The hosts are also charged up by the 'Bazball' revolution brought by skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, which has seen England win 11 of their last 13 Tests and dominate their opponents with an attacking, aggressive and positive cricket that aims for victory.
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 Ireland has made his place in the squad alongside James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, who were ruled out of the Lord's Test.
Jonny Bairstow grabbed all the headlines when England announced their squad for the one-off Test against Ireland, with the wicket-keeper batter returning after an eight-month layoff just in time for the Ashes.
Bairstow's recovery from the awful accident he endured while playing golf came full circle on Tuesday. After missing six Tests and England's T20 World Cup victory, the 33-year-old was reinstated to England's squad for the first Test against Ireland ahead of the Ashes.
England's batting wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow showed sympathy for Ben Foakes after he had to make way for Bairstow who is returning back to the squad after missing the action due to a broken leg and dislocated ankle in a golfing accident last winter.
Foakes was a key member of England's squad that won six of seven Tests last summer and maintained his form over the winter, taking six catches and scoring a half-century in the series against New Zealand after missing the first Test due to illness. Under the Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum leade
Anderson had left the field with a mild groin strain during Lancashire's County Championship game last week. The one-off Test against Ireland will be played from June 1 onwards while the Ashes will start from June 16 onwards. While there were worries about the injury given that the Ashes was
Archer has not played Test cricket since February 2021 and has had three operations in the last two years, despite impressing on England's winter white-ball tours to South Africa and Bangladesh in his return to the sport this year. He is presently working on his fitness in the IPL, and Key a
Bairstow took to Instagram to express his excitement ahead of his return to international cricket. He also thanked the surgeon, physio and support staff who helped him through the tough times of pain. English batting wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow returned to the crease for the first time af
English batting wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow returned to the crease for the first time after eight months for Yorkshire. With his timely comeback, England have recieved a major boost ahead of the upcoming Ashes Test series.
Notably, Short replaced Jonny Bairstow after Bairstow was ruled out of this year's IPL as he had not fully recovered from an injury he sustained in September. Short said that it is like a dream come true for him to play here.
Matthew Short, who was signed as a replacement player by PBKS for Jonny Bairstow and made headlines with his exploits in the Big Bash League 2022 is making his IPL debut. On the other hand, Heinrich Klassen and Mayank Markande are making a debut for SRH, with the former making an IPL debut a