England have included fast bowler Stuart Broad while Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of the fourth Test due to a shoulder niggle.
"We felt like it was too much of a risk to go in with a couple of lads who are carrying niggles," England's assistant coach, Graham Thorpe, said. "So, therefore, it was right to bring Stuart back in."
England have struggled both on and off the field. While they have suffered defeats in the first three Ashes Tests, four coaches including the head coach Chris Silverwood have been in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.
Thorpe believes that getting the players in the right frame of mind is important at the moment.
"I hope we've got a couple of caged tigers coming into this match, Ben being one of them and Stuart Broad another," Thorpe said. "Getting the players into the right frame of mind is important. I think they want put in a performance for themselves and collectively for the team."
The penultimate clash is slated to take place in Sydney from January 5, 2022.
Squad: Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, Jimmy Anderson.