Ashes 2021-22: England Names 12-Member Squad For The Gabba Test vs Australia

Updated - 07 Dec 2021, 05:44 PM

Australia, England, Pat Cummins, Joe Root

Pat Cummins, Joe Root. Image-Twitter

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England National Cricket Team have revealed the 12-player squad for the first match of the Ashes 2021-22 against Australia at the iconic Gabba, Brisbane.

The marquee Ashes 2021-22 series is all set to begin from December 8 at the Gabba, Brisbane and the second Test of the series will be played at Adelaide Oval from December 16 and it will be a pink-ball Test match, The third match will be played from December 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, the fourth Test will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground from January 5 and the Ashes finale will be played from January 14.

Meanwhile, England have officially revealed the 12-player squad for the first Ashes Test and all the notable names have been added to the team. However, Senior pacer James Anderson has not been included in the 12-player squad.

James Anderson and Joe Root (Image Credit: Twitter)

England 12-player Squad For The Gabba Test:

Joe Root (c), Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler (wk), Haseeb Hameed, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

Real Reason Behind James Anderson Missing Out On England 12-player Squad For The Gabba Test

England and Wales cricket board (ECB) have confirmed that Anderson has not suffered any injury and he is fit to compete. However, they are planning to manage the workload of a senior pacer and the board wants to get him ready for the pink-ball Test in Adelaide.

“Jimmy is fit to play, and is not carrying an injury. With five Tests in six weeks the plan was to get him ready for the second Test in Adelaide,” ECB statement said.

“With the limited build-up we have had so far on the tour, both him and the management didn’t want to take the risk of him playing after what had happened in 2019 at Edgbaston when he broke down on the first morning,” the statement added.

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