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The question over what involvement Cummins may have and the bowlers Australia could use fuels the suspicion that pace bowling will be a determining factor in the eventual Ashes winners.<\/p>\n
England have named a battery of quick bowlers in their squad, probably the most hostile group they have sent down under since 1970.<\/p>\n
There are questions over some members of the attack. Mark Wood has not played a Test since August of last year, Jofra Archer has a long injury history, while all of Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue have had lay-offs in the past year.<\/p>\n
England’s Ashes squad is slowly assembling, with many in the side beaten by New Zealand in the opening one-day international on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Others, like Wood and Tongue, are not part of the New Zealand series but are in the country as part of their preparations.<\/p>\n Captain Ben Stokes is one of the later members to travel after spending time with the England rugby league team before their first Ashes Test against Australia on Saturday.<\/p>\n Stokes has not played since July because of a shoulder injury, yet is thought to be on course for the first Ashes Test. England play their only warm-up match, against an England Lions team, in Perth on 13 November.<\/p>\n All-rounder Stokes has not played a full part in any of England’s past four Test series because of a variety of injuries.<\/p>\n It could be the Ashes is ultimately decided by which of captains Cummins and Stokes is able to spend most time on the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n