In the only change from the first test, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/web-stories/eng-vs-aus-2nd-test-will-jacks-replaces-injured-mark-wood-6915" rel="nofollow">Will Jacks</a> has been named in England&rsquo;s team for the second Ashes Test against Australia, with the all-rounder preferred to Shoaib Bashir for the day-night match starting Thursday in Brisbane.
Jacks made two Test appearances in Pakistan three years ago and has been used mostly in limited-overs cricket since.
With paceman <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/eng-vs-aus-2nd-test-joe-root-provides-an-update-on-mark-wood-injury-23605600" rel="nofollow">Mark Wood</a> out injured, England preferred a slow bowling option over back-up seamers Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts.
Bashir has been England&rsquo;s favoured spinner for most of the last two years, taking 68 wickets in 19 appearances. Bashir, 22, &nbsp;was the spare man in a squad of 12 for the first Test which England lost in two days.
In other Ashes news on Tuesday, Australia opener <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/eng-vs-aus-2nd-test-usman-khawaja-ruled-out-of-the-gabba-clash-23605911" rel="nofollow">Usman Khawaja</a> has been ruled out of the Brisbane Test with a back injury that curtailed his involvement in the first match.&nbsp;
England&rsquo;s team Z Crawley, B Duckett, O Pope, J Root, H Brook, B Stokes (c), J Smith, W Jacks, G Atkinson, B Carse, J Archer
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Ashes: Will Jacks made two Test appearances and has been used mostly in limited-overs cricket since. With Wood out injured, England preferred a spinner

Ashes: Will Jacks replaces injured Mark Wood in England’s XI for second Test

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Jacks made two Test appearances in Pakistan three years ago and has been used mostly in limited-overs cricket since. With paceman Mark Wood out injured, England preferred a slow bowling option over back-up seamers Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts

Ashes: Jacks replaces injured Wood in England’s XI for second Test

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