England announced playing 11 (Photo: PTI)
Ashes 2025-26: England has announced its team for the third Test of the Ashes. There has been a major change in the playing eleven of England for the third test. Josh Tong has been included in place of Gus Atkinson in fast bowling. Josh Tongue is the same bowler who was England’s most successful bowler in the home Test series played against India. He troubled the Indian team a lot with the sharpness and speed of his balls.
Josh Tong joins England team
England’s condition is not good in the Test series against Australia. They have lost the first two matches of the 5 test series. The result is that now he is in danger of losing the Ashes series. In this series, the third Test to be played in Adelaide is very important for England. Understanding the same importance, it has been decided to feed Josh Tong in England.
Took 19 wickets against India, now Australia’s turn!
Josh Tong played 3 matches in the 5-Test series against India in July-August this year, in which he was England’s most successful bowler by taking 19 wickets and the second successful bowler after Siraj in the series. In those 3 Tests, Tong had taken 5 wickets once and 4 wickets once. After the Test series played against India, Tong is now going to play directly against Australia. In such a situation, England will expect the same performance from him.
The third Test of the Ashes series between India and England is to be played in Adelaide from December 17, which will start at 5 am Indian time.
England’s playing XI for Adelaide Test
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue.