The England Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 16-player English squad on Tuesday for the marquee Ashes series against Australia Down Under. Ben Stokes, who missed the fifth and final Test against India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy due to a shoulder injury, has returned to the thick of things as he will lead the England team, who are eying their first Ashes series win since 2015. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO

The squad has also seen a change in the leadership group as Harry Brook has been appointed as the deputy of Stokes for the Australia tour, replacing the otherwise in-charge Ollie Pope. Pope’s leadership in Stokes’ absence has been questioned ever since he failed to keep the home team’s 2-1 lead against India as the Shubman Gill side won the final Test at the Oval to level the ser

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