England have deferred their decision on whether to hit Australia with an all-pace attack in the first Ashes Test at Perth's Optus Stadium after confirming a 12-man squad featuring both Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir .

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum still have designs on letting their fast bowlers loose on what is expected to be the fastest pitch of the series. Wood is deemed fit, having recovered from a tight hamstring sustained in the warm-up match with the Lions last week. While he is expected to make the final XI, England are giving themselves time before deciding whether to go all-in with their seamers.

Wood bowled for 40 minutes at the Perth nets during Tuesday's training session, and sent down just two overs on Wednesday afternoon, before taking part in light fielding drills o

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