The Ashes 2023: Stuart Broad in the England squad for the first Test against Australia

Location: Edgbaston Dates: June 16 -20 Coverage: comments live text and in-game video clips on the BBC Sport website and app, plus BBC Test Match Special on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra. Daily Today at the Test highlights on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 7.00pm BST. Robinson with an ankle problem to line up in the squad to face Australia at Edgbaston on Friday.

Off-spinner Moeen Ali is in the XI after coming out of retirement to replace injured Jack Leach.

England are looking to regain the ashes they lost in 2017-18.

The captain Ben Stokes, who has been nursing a long-time left knee problem, pitched hard into the net in Birmingham on Wednesday.

However, with lingering doubts over Stokes' fitness, England opted for Broad's experience and big-game resilience over the extra pace of Wood, who could only have thrown short, sharp spells. .

England XI for the first Ashes Test vs Australia: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jonny Bairstow (Wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson.< /p>