The Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad in England team for first Test against Australia

England person preferred Stuart Broad implicit Mark Wood to articulation James Anderson and Ollie Robinson successful their gait onslaught for the archetypal Ashes Test.

Off-spinner Moeen Ali is successful the XI aft coming retired of status to regenerate the injured Jack Leach.

England are looking to regain the Ashes they mislaid successful 2018.

Captain Ben Stokes, who has been nursing a semipermanent near genu problem, bowled astatine afloat tilt successful the nets successful Birmingham connected Wednesday.

However, with doubts lingering implicit Stokes' fitness, England person opted for Broad's big-game acquisition and resilience implicit the other gait of Wood, who would lone person been capable to vessel short, crisp spells.

Both Anderson and Robinson sat retired the Test against Ireland astatine Lord's astatine the opening of the period arsenic they managed injuries picked up successful region cricket.

For Anderson, England volition privation to debar the concern that arose connected the aforesaid crushed 4 years ago, erstwhile helium returned from an wounded to play successful the archetypal Ashes Test, but managed lone 4 overs earlier being ruled retired for the remainder of the series.

At 40 years and 321 days erstwhile the lucifer starts connected Friday, Anderson is acceptable to go the oldest England subordinate to unfastened the bowling successful an Ashes Test since George Geary successful 1934.

In getting the motion implicit Wood, 36-year-old Broad volition person the accidental to adhd to his awesome grounds against Australia - nary England bowler has taken much than his 131 Ashes wickets.

He volition besides resume his conflict with Australia opener David Warner, whom helium dismissed 7 times successful 10 innings during the 2019 bid successful this country.

Moeen, 36, retired from Test cricket successful September 2021, but made himself disposable astatine the petition of Stokes aft left-armer Leach suffered a accent fracture successful his back.

On Wednesday, Moeen missed grooming to cod his OBE astatine Windsor Castle for services to cricket.

The Warwickshire antheral volition marque his instrumentality connected the crushed wherever helium played his past Ashes Test - 4 years ago, helium struggled successful England's decision astatine Edgbaston and was dropped.

Two of the England XI - opener Ben Duckett and number-five Harry Brook - volition marque their Ashes debuts.

England spell into this bid connected the backmost of 11 wins successful their past 13 Tests playing a swashbuckling benignant nether Stokes and manager Brendon McCullum.

They person not won immoderate of the past 3 Ashes bid but are besides unbeaten astatine location since 2001.

Australia person not yet named their XI, with the lone determination apt to beryllium which 2 of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland articulation skipper Pat Cummins successful their gait attack.