Root fit to play in ODI opener Warner in doubt
"My ultimate goal is to play Test cricket for England, and going to Australia with the Lions was the best way to give myself the best chance of doing that".
BBC Sport looks at why England can be considered favourites to win the series less than two years on from their miserable World Cup showing.
The Test captain showed great character to bat on the final day, but was unable to return to the crease after lunch, retiring hurt after making a gutsy half-century before the tourists were consigned to a crushing defeat to lose the series 4-0.
Earlier, captain Matt Renshaw - the only player with senior worldwide experience in the side - blew his best chance to impress Australian selectors ahead of March's tour of South Africa when he was caught behind for 25.
Where is Australia vs England, first ODI? Since leaving Australia last summer, Steve Smith's team have posted 300+ only once and in doing so, in Bengaluru, they won their only one-day worldwide since the last Australia Day.
Joss Buttler, Sam Billings and David Willey come straight out of the Big Bash in Australia. England then face a Test series at home to Pakistan and India next summer which might not be a walk in the park either.
In 2017 alone, England won 15 of 20 matches that they contested in the 50-overs-a-side format, with one no result.
However, the introduction of Steve Harmison as first bowling change turned the game on its head as Australia went from 57 for no loss to 63 for 4.
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"After a frustrating period with injuries, Mark is now back to full fitness and is looking forward to being part of our test plans", Whitaker said.
Joe Root has been passed fit for the first one-day worldwide against Australia after recovering from a viral illness.
However, unlike the Test team, where top and middle-order positions are still unsettled, the one-day side have "plenty of options" to fill the batting slots, according to Taylor.
During the Ashes, England were unbalanced by the absence of all-rounder Ben Stokes, who remains unavailable while he waits to find out if he will be charged after being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm outside a Bristol nightclub in September.
"Obviously the England team have had a tough Ashes, everyone knows that".
Skipper Eoin Morgan struck an unbeaten 81, which included seven fours and two sixes, as England chased down their victory target with more than nine overs to spare.
But there is already disquiet in some quarters that with so much emphasis on how best to prepare for the next Ashes series in Australia in 2021, two years of planning will effectively be put in place by a coach who will not be there to see the job through, and whose successor might have different ideas anyway.
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