The Ashes: England name unchanged squad for first two Tests

Seamer Josh Tongue took 3 wickets connected time 2 against Ireland connected his Test debut

Josh Tongue keeps his spot successful an unchanged 16-man England squad for the archetypal 2 Tests of this summer's five-match Ashes bid against Australia.

Tongue, who is making his Test debut against Ireland, is retained successful the seam onslaught with Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow selected arsenic wicketkeeper.

The archetypal Ashes Test starts astatine connected 16 June astatine Edgbaston successful Birmingham.

England squad: Ben Stokes (Durham captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Ollie Pope (Surrey), Matthew Potts (Durham), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Josh Tongue (Worcestershire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).

Robinson and Anderson missed retired connected the Ireland Test arsenic they retrieve from insignificant injuries but are expected to beryllium acceptable for the Ashes.

Bairstow played successful what was his archetypal Test since August 2022 but did not bat successful England's archetypal innings.

Australia look India successful the World Test Championship last astatine The Oval, starting connected 7 June.

Men's Ashes fixtures (all times BST):

• 16 June: First Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 11:00
• 28 June: Second Test, Lord's, London, 11:00
• 6 July: Third Test, Clean Slate Headingley, Leeds, 11:00
• 19 July: Fourth Test, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, 11:00
• 27 July: Fifth Test, The Kia Oval, London, 11:00