Shoaib Bashir, Matthew Potts included in England squad for fifth Test vs Australia With Gus Atkinson joining Jofra Archer and Mark Wood on sidelines for England due to injury, spinner Shoaib Bashir and seamer Matthew Potts brought in; England 3-1 down ahead of final Test in Sydney from January 4; Australia retained Ashes following wins in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. Spinner Shoaib Bashir and seam-bowler Matthew Potts have been included in England’s 12-player squad for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia, with Gus Atkinson ruled out. Atkinson, who is out due to a hamstring injury, is the only absentee from the team that won the fourth Test in Melbourne. No 3 batter Ollie Pope is again left out.
“England’s Injury List Grows, Bashir and Potts Get the SOS Call for Sydney Test”
