Summary
England cricketers Ben Stokes and Mark Wood are set to be ready for the Ashes series in Australia. Both players are recovering from recent injuries, with the first Test starting on November 21, 2024. Australia could face challenges as their captain, Pat Cummins, might miss the series due to his own injury.
Key Facts
- Ben Stokes had a shoulder injury and missed the last Test against India.
- Mark Wood had elbow and knee injuries and hasn't played since August 2024.
- The first Test of the Ashes series is scheduled for November 21, 2024, in Perth.
- Pat Cummins, Australia's captain, is unlikely to play due to a back injury.
- Stokes and Wood are the only members of the England squad to have played a Test in Australia before.
- England's pace attack includes some of the fastest bowlers to tour Australia in over 50 years.
- Other key Australian bowlers are Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Scott Boland.
