England have announced Harry Brook as the new vice-captain for the impending Ashes series against Australia. While Brook leads England in white-ball cricket, Test captain Ben Stokes will spearhead the side in Australia. Information England squad for Ashes England squad for Ashes: Ben Stokes (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (vice-captain), Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicket-keeper), Josh Tongue, and Mark Wood. Takeaways Key takeaways from England's Ashes squad Vice-captain Brook replaced Pope for the role, who led England in place of the injured Stokes in the Oval Test against India. Schedule England to tour New Zealand before Ashes Ahead of the Ashes, England will tour New Zealand for three T20Is and as many ODIs.