BRISBANE: England have named their XI for the second Test of the Ashes series and called up Will Jacks for the pink-ball game to replace injured Mark Wood.
“England have made one change to their XI from the first Ashes Test in Perth, with spinning all-rounder Will Jacks replacing the injured Mark Wood, ” the England Cricket Board (ECB) stated while announcing their lineup for the pink-ball Test.
Wood, 35, who had only just returned to Test cricket in last week’s heavy defeat in Perth following surgery that kept him out for nine months. He managed just 11 overs before England slumped to a two-day loss, an outcome not seen in an Ashes match for more than a century.
The injury to Wood, who was ruled out because of a troublesome left knee, paved the way for Jacks’ return to the Test arena after a three-year absence.