James Anderson was named as England's vice-captain for the Test series in Stokes' absence. Ravi Shastris tenure as India mens cricket team head coach came to an end with the team failing to reach the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup. However, Finn was then himself ruled out of the tour, injuring his knee before the first warm-up game. The following month, he was withdrawn from the Ashes squad, pending an investigation, with Steven Finn added to England's squad. The fifth and final match will be played between 14-18 January at the Perth Stadium.In September 2017, Ben Stokes was named in the initial England squad, but was subsequently ruled out of international selection until further notice, whilst a disciplinary process takes place.
The five-match Test series will kick-off on 8 December at the Gabba in Brisbane before the action moves to Adelaide for the day-night Pink ball match that is set to commence on 16 December.Īfter the traditional Boxing Day Test, the Sydney Cricket Ground will host the fourth game on January 5 in the new year. Summer of Cricket International and Super Smash Schedules 2020/21 Auckland quartet selected for NZ U19 squad Momentous Week for Womens Cricket Hearts. Squad: Joe Root (Captain), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. Jos Buttler will serve as his deputy for the series.Įngland will be without the services of Ben Stokes (on a break to focus on mental health) and Sam Curran (back injury) but will have Stuart Broad back who suffered a torn right calf during the Test series against India.ĮCB had given conditional approval for The Ashes tour on Saturday, 10 October, with the final decision subject to several critical conditions being met before the squad travels to Australia.
Joe Root is set to lead England for the third time in The Ashes and will hope to win the tournament for the first time as captain, having failed to do so in 2017.