No Mark Wood, Jake Ball takes his spot.6:00
BreakingEngland's Ashes squad announced
Here we go. The 17 to tour Australia are:
Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Jake Ball (Nottinghamshire)
Gary Ballance (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Alastair Cook (Essex)
Mason Crane (Hampshire)
Ben Foakes (Surrey)
Dawid Malan (Middlesex)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Mark Stoneman (Surrey)
James Vince (Hampshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Recalls for James Vince and Gary Ballance.
A call-up for Craig Overton.
Ben Foakes over Jos Buttler.
Sadly, not a very awe inspiring squad.
The problems at Number 1 & 3 remain, suggesting that the ball is likely to be very new most times Captain Root comes to the crease..
I guess Dawid Malan did enough to have a go at number 5, but hardly going to set the Australian bowler's knees knocking.
Ben Stokes is named as vice-captain, but after his arrest in Bristol after a punch up could mean he won't even make the trip - which would certainly blow any lingering hopes of making at least a fist of the competition out of the water..