Cricket-England name unchanged squad for first two Ashes tests

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England Practice - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - August 23, 2022 England's Ben Stokes talks to head coach Brendon McCullum during practice Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - England have named an unchanged squad for the first two tests of the five-match Ashes series against Australia, with seamer Josh Tongue retaining his place after an impressive debut against Ireland this week.

Tongue was initially drafted into the squad after injury concerns over James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, who were rested for the Ireland test but are expected to be fit to face Australia when the first test begins at Edgbaston on June 16.