Matthew Potts set to make Ashes appearance at SCG

Matthew Potts is set to make his first appearance at the Ashes in the final Test in Sydney, after England named a 12-man squad that also features, Shoaib Bashir.

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Ben Stokes is likely to name Matthew Potts in his starting XI for the SCG Test

Potts has been a unused member of the party for the entirety of the tour, but is poised for an 11th cap after gus Atkinson was ruled out with a hamstring injury picked up in the fourth Test, which England won to make it 3-1. Matthew Fisher is the only other seamer on the ground, having been called in from the Lions setup to replace the injured Mark Wood (left knee), with Jofra Archer also having departed with a side strain.

Given the fallout from the Boxing Day Test, with plenty of scorn reserved for a spicy MCG pitch, that contributed to a two-day finish, England anticipate a flatter surface this week at the SCG. It bore a slight green tinge on Friday, and Stokes is waiting to have another look at the pitch on Saturday ahead of the Sunday start before naming an XI.