England’s 16-man Ashes squad boasts a hostile, pace-heavy attack (Wood, Archer, Tongue, Atkinson, Carse, Potts, Stokes) — England’s strongest in Australia since 1970 — but injury durability and Stokes’ recovery are concerns. Selection quirks include Jacks as spin cover and Brook as vice-captain; batting relies on Root, Brook, Crawley and Duckett for the five-Test series from 21 November.