England have named speedsters Jofra Archer and Mark Wood in their 12-man squad for the first Ashes Test at Perth Stadium.

The firebrand quicks are a chance to be unleashed together against Australia for the first time at Test level.

England will wait to confirm their final XI, picking young spinner Shoaib Bashir in this squad.

Wood, the only member of the bowlers in England's squad to have played a Test in Australia, has overcome the hamstring tightness he suffered in the warm-up game at Lilac Hill last weekend.

Returning to bowl in the nets on Tuesday, Wood's ability to regularly clock speeds of more than 150kms/h would come in handy on the traditionally fast and bouncy Perth pitch.

While the make-up of their bowling attack remains undecided, England's top-seven is locked in.

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