Overview

• Ben Stokes missed the India finale with a shoulder injury but has resumed training and is expected to be ready for the first Test in Perth on November 21.
• Jofra Archer and Mark Wood return to bolster a large seam unit, with Matthew Potts recalled; Shoaib Bashir is the only specialist spinner and Will Jacks provides spin-bowling all-round cover.
• Chris Woakes misses the tour as he continues rehabilitation from a dislocated shoulder sustained during the Oval Test against India.
• Harry Brook replaces Ollie Pope as Test vice-captain, while Pope remains in the 16 alongside senior batters Joe Root, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, with Jamie Smith as wicketkeeper.
• In Australia, Ricky Ponting publicly backed Sam Konstas to open and floated Travis Head at No.3, views presented as opinion rather than confirmed selection decisions.