Allrounder Will Jacks will make his first Test appearance in three years after leapfrogging Shoaib Bashir as England 's spinner for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Jacks, a left-field pick for the tour of Australia, will replace fast bowler Mark Wood, who was ruled out through injury. It will be the Surrey allrounder's third Test cap, having earned his first two in Pakistan in 2022, taking 6 for 161 on debut in the first Test in Rawalpindi.

The 27-year-old was one of multiple spinners on both those occasions but now finds himself not just thrust into an Ashes with England 1-0 down, but as their primary spinner in the day-night Test, which begins on Thursday.

Jacks has played just five first-class matches in the last two seasons, and took just five wickets in three County Ch

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