FILE PHOTO: Cricket - International Test Match Series - Third Test - England Practice Session - Lord's Cricket Ground, London, Britain - July 9, 2025 England's Mark Wood and head coach Brendon McCullum during practice Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo
(Reuters) -England have included pace bowler Mark Wood in a 12-player squad announced on Wednesday for the first Ashes test against Australia.
Wood, cleared of a hamstring injury last week, returns to test action after more than a year, having last played in August 2024.
