Mark Wood's chances of playing in the first Ashes Test look to be increasing after the England paceman bowls a "rapid" spell in the nets in Perth on Tuesday.

Good news for Mark Wood and bad for Josh Hazlewood enhance England's chances for the first Ashes Test - now they must take it, writes Stephan Shemilt.

Mark Wood's chances of playing in the first Ashes Test look to be increasing after the England paceman bowls a "rapid" spell in the nets in Perth on Tuesday.

England keep their options open for the first Ashes Test in Perth by naming off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad alongside five pace bowlers.