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| England are set to name who will take Marcus Trescothick's place in the Ashes Test squad on Wednesday morning. | England are set to name who will take Marcus Trescothick's place in the Ashes Test squad on Wednesday morning. |
| Coach Duncan Fletcher confirmed the replacement would come from England's Academy squad, which is due to arrive in Perth on Wednesday. | Coach Duncan Fletcher confirmed the replacement would come from England's Academy squad, which is due to arrive in Perth on Wednesday. |
| Kent opener Robert Key and Middlesex batsmen Owais Shah and Ed Joyce are the main contenders. | Kent opener Robert Key and Middlesex batsmen Owais Shah and Ed Joyce are the main contenders. |
| Trescothick pulled out of the tour on Tuesday because of a recurrence of a stress-related illness. | Trescothick pulled out of the tour on Tuesday because of a recurrence of a stress-related illness. |
| Key, 27, who played the last of his 15 Tests against South Africa at Centurion in January 2005, played in England's last Ashes series in Australia. | Key, 27, who played the last of his 15 Tests against South Africa at Centurion in January 2005, played in England's last Ashes series in Australia. |
| Shah, 28, scored 88 and 38 in his only Test appearance against India in Mumbai earlier this year. | Shah, 28, scored 88 and 38 in his only Test appearance against India in Mumbai earlier this year. |
| Dublin-born Joyce, 28, has been capped only at one-day international level but averages more than 47 in first-class cricket. | Dublin-born Joyce, 28, has been capped only at one-day international level but averages more than 47 in first-class cricket. |
| Trescothick's replacement does not have long to acclimatise with the first Test starting in Brisbane on 23 November. | Trescothick's replacement does not have long to acclimatise with the first Test starting in Brisbane on 23 November. |
| However, it is highly likely that England will name Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood and Andrew Flintoff as their top-six batsmen for the opening match. |