[Getty Images]Stephan Shemilt - Chief Cricket Reporter at Perth StadiumSat, November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM UTC·1 min readWill Jacks, Jacob Bethell and Matthew Potts have left England's squad on day two of the first Ashes Test to join England Lions' game against a Cricket Australia XI at Lilac Hill.
The trio were left out of the XI for the series opener and have been added to a Lions' game that began on Friday.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSomerset wicketkeeper James Rew, who was in the England squad for the Test against Zimbabwe in May, has moved in the opposite direction to provide fielding cover at Perth Stadium.
Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir and pace bowler Josh Tongue, also left out of the England team for the first Test, have remained with the Ashes squad.
England do not play between the first Test here and second Test in Brisbane, with a Lions team travelling to Canberra to play a two-day pink-ball match against the Prime Minister's XI.
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