Updated On: 03 January, 2026 09:51 AM IST | Sydney | AFP
Potts is the only unused fast bowler from their original 16-man squad and gets his chance after Gus Atkinson limped off with a hamstring issue in Melbourne

Shoaib Bashir. Pic/AFP
Seamer Matthew Potts and spinner Shoaib Bashir were included in a 12-man England squad for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia.
Potts is the only unused fast bowler from their original 16-man squad and gets his chance after Gus Atkinson limped off with a hamstring issue in Melbourne.