England have named fast bowler Mark Wood in a 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia from Friday, raising the prospect of an all-seam frontline attack in Perth.

Wood has been given the all-clear after suffering a tight hamstring on day one of England's sole warm-up against the Lions last week and bowled at impressive speeds in nets on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old is joined in an enlarged group by fellow quicks Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson and captain Ben Stokes, with Shoaib Bashir a spin option.

With the pitch at Optus Stadium expected to be lively, England may be tempted to go all-out pace, leaving Bashir, who struggled in the warm-up with combined figures of 2-151 from 24 overs, on the sidelines.

Bashir has not played a competitive game since July after bre

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