England won the toss and will bat first in the first Test of the 2023 men’s Ashes series at Edgbaston. Stokes’ side sees the return of Moeen Ali to the Test fold after the all-rounder reversed his Test retirement following Jack Leach’s stress fracture that ruled the left-arm spinner out of the summer.

Australia, led by Pat Cummins, left Mitchell Starc out of their XI, favouring Scott Boland and the fit-again Josh Hazlewood over the left-armer.

Men’s Ashes 2023 schedule:

1st Test: Edgbaston, 16-20 June

2nd Test: Lord’s, 28 June-2 July

3rd Test: Headingley, 6-10 July

4th Test: Old Trafford, 19-23 July

5th Test: The Kia Oval, 27-31 July

Men’s Ashes squads:

England

Ben Stokes (c), Ollie Pope (vc), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matt Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Australia

Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Jimmy Pierson, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, David Warner

First Test XIs:

England

Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson

Australia

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

Where to watch the Ashes live:

In the UK, every ball of the Ashes can be watched on Sky Sports. In India, the 2023 Ashes will be telecast across the Sony Sports Network in India. Viewers can catch the live action on TV on the Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD channels, while live streaming will be available on the Sony Live app and website. More details can be found here.