A lowdown on Australia’s 17-strong squad for the first and second Tests of the men’s Ashes series, starting this week

Pat Cummins
Age: 30 Role: Captain, right-arm fast bowler Ashes record: 14 matches, 309 runs at 19.31; 74 wickets at 20.75, 1 five-for
Australia have won eight of 12 Tests under Cummins’ captaincy since he took on the role in November 2021 and the fast bowler is aiming to become the first Aussie skipper to win the Ashes on foreign soil since Steve Waugh in 2001. He currently sits third in the ICC bowling rankings, one place behind James Anderson.
Steve Smith
Age: 34 Role: ...