• Question marks remain over the fitness of Ben Stokes• Expectation of alterations to battling line-up frustratedEngland have named an unchanged squad for this week’s final Ashes Test, resisting the temptation to draft in new blood as they look to square the series. Australia guaranteed they would retain the urn after taking a 2-1 lead with a 185-run success at Old Trafford on Sunday but Joe Root’s side can still stop the tourists recording a first outright win since 2001.
The short turnaround time between matches, just three days, always meant it would be hard for
England to do anything dramatic to the make-up of their squad but they have retained the same XI plus Sam Curran and Chris Woakes, who missed out on selection in Manchester.