England favored Stuart Broad`s experience over Mark Wood`s raw pace for the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston after naming its team two days early in a show of confidence on Wednesday.

With James Anderson and Ollie Robinson healthy enough to return to the team after resting injury niggles in the recent one-off test against Ireland at Lord`s, there was just one spot left in the seam attack for the series opener against Australia on Friday.