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Potts looks set to play in Sydney
Western Daily Press
|January 03, 2026
ENGLAND are expected to hand Matthew Potts his Ashes debut in the fifth and final Test against Australia - but the door has not closed on spinner Shoaib Bashir returning to the side.
The tourists have already lost the urn but, having won a two-day shootout in Melbourne, are hoping to cut their losses by leaving with successive wins and a 3-2 scoreline.
Potts and Bashir have both been named in a 12-man squad for the fifth Test in Sydney, which begins tomorrow (late tonight UK time) with resources stretched by series-ending injuries to Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson.
Durham seamer Potts is favourite to add to his ten caps, having last featured in December 2024, and comes with a solid Test record of 36 wickets at 29.44.
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