Trevor Bayliss does not expect new faces in the England squad for the Ashes

According to coach Trevor Bayliss, England are likely to pick the Ashes squad from the pool of players named in the last 18 months. Even though Joe Root’s Test captaincy started on a perfect note, winning against South Africa and now West Indies, but there are concerns related to England’s batting order.

The defending champions will take on arch-rivals Australia in November. Bayliss feels apart from the batting order, the rest of the puzzle is pretty much set.

“I can’t see us going outside of the people that have played in the last 12 to 18 months,” said Bayliss. “There are two or three positions that will probably take more time than the others to decide on, but I’m sure it will come from that group.”

“The young guys that have come in this summer have done it in tough conditions for batting,” Bayliss told BBC Test Match Special. “South Africa was a top-line bowling attack on difficult wickets and I thought West Indies bowled extremely well also.”

Vaughan is concerned

“The batting still needs a look at,” said former England captain Michael Vaughan. He added “Being there at the end of the win in the third Test will do Westley and Stoneman’s confidence the world of good. “Stoneman will go to Australia. He’s shown there’s something there. Whether that 40-odd is enough for Westley, we’ll see. I think Malan has done enough. England would possibly look back to Gary Ballance.”

Root backs the boys

“It’s a great opportunity for this group of players to do something special down there,” said England captain Root, who ends his first summer as captain with five victories from seven Tests. “I’ve loved it. There have been some blips, but when you come back from that as well as we have it makes your team stronger and that’s what you need ahead of this winter.” he added.