Overview

• Ben Stokes will captain the tour and is expected to be available for the opener, with Harry Brook installed as vice-captain in place of Ollie Pope.
• Will Jacks returns as the second spin option behind Shoaib Bashir, while Chris Woakes and Rehan Ahmed are left out; Jacks is expected to recover from a fractured finger in time.
• England load up on speed with Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts named to form a pace-heavy attack.
• The first Test starts in Perth on 21 November, followed by Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney fixtures across the Australian summer.
• Across the aisle, Australia’s top six remains unsettled as selectors watch early Sheffield Shield form, with Ricky Ponting urging a move to elevate Travis Head to No.3 and backing Sam Konstas to open with Usman Khawaja.