The first Test of the 2019 Ashes series is also the first game of the World Test Championship and the first that will feature the addition of names and numbers on the back of shirts.
England and Australia have now confirmed the squad numbers that will be used by the players named in squads thus far. They basically mirror the existing shirt numbers from white-ball cricket where applicable.
England
Moeen Ali – 18
James Anderson – 9
Jofra Archer – 22
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— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) March 16, 2013
Jonny Bairstow – 51
Stuart Broad – 8
Rory Burns – 27
Jos Buttler – 63
Sam Curran – 58
Joe Denly – 24
Joe Root – 66
Jason Roy – 20
Ben Stokes – 55
Olly Stone – 26
Chris Woakes – 19
Australia
Cameron Bancroft – 43
Pat Cummins – 30
Marcus Harris – 14
Josh Hazlewood – 38
Travis Head – 62
Usman Khawaja – 1
Marnus Labuschagne – 33
Mitchell Marsh – 8
Nathan Lyon – 67
Michael Neser – 18
Tim Paine – 7
James Pattinson – 19
Peter Siddle – 10
Steve Smith – 49
Mitchell Starc – 56
Matthew Wade – 13
David Warner – 31
Sri Lanka have appointed Mickey Arthur as their new head coach.
Another week of cricket has taken place,...
Steve Smith drops back to second spot in the Test rankings…
The good and the bad from England. Mostly bad, it has to be said.
Kane Williamson on *that* moment in his match-saving hundred.
Come for the ridiculous dropped catch, stay for the reactions.
Easy in the end for New Zealand. Joe Denly’s drop, though…
England captain Joe Root has praised the “maturity” of Ollie Pope as the pair put on a 193-run stand in 62.3 overs
Kohli, Smith, Williamson and Root. Is the England captain still a member of this group of world class batsmen?