This is not going well for England.
Jofra Archer, their premier pacer, has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series due to a side strain. And, as expected, they have dropped Ollie Pope after a horror series with the bat.
“Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out for the remainder of the tour with a left side strain and Surrey batter Ollie Pope misses out. Warwickshire’s Jacob Bethell comes into the side and will bat at number three. Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson returns after missing the third Test,” the England board said.
ENG XI FOR 4TH ASHES TEST
1. Zak Crawley
2. Ben Duckett
3. Jacob Bethell
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes (Captain)
7. Jamie Smith (WK)
8. Will Jacks
9. Gus Atkinson
10. Brydon Carse
11. Josh Tongue
