Mark Wood will stake his claim for an Ashes call-up when he plays for the England Lions in a three-day match against a Queensland XII in Brisbane, beginning on Monday (November 27). Wood has been told by head coach Trevor Bayliss and chairman of selectors James Whitaker that he remains in their thoughts and that he could yet take some part in the Ashes.

Wood was not selected for the original Ashes party because of fitness concerns. Although the 27-year-old was excellent in the Champions Trophy last summer, dismissing David Warner and Steve Smith on route to figures of 4-33 during England's thumping win over Australia at Edgbaston, he played just two Tests against South Africa and missed most of the rest of the season with an ankle issue.

Now seemingly over that, Wood's performance for the Lions is sure to be monitored closely by England's management after the lack of pace in their bowling stocks was exposed in the first Test at the Gabba. Although the tourists bowlers bowled well in the main, with James Anderson and Stuart Broad exceptional, their lack of cutting edge was clearly evident in both of Australia's innings.

On the third morning, England allowed Australia's number nine, Pat Cummins, to make a crucial 42 in a partnership of 66 with Steve Smith which effectively ended their hopes of a first innings lead and on the fourth evening, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were able to ease their way to an unbeaten century stand without breaking much of a sweat. In contrast, Australia's bowlers terrorised England's lower order with a combination of pace and short bowling.

The extra speed of Wood - who bowled quickly to England's batsmen in the Gabba nets ahead of the first Test - would add an extra dimension to England's battery of similar paced fast-medium bowlers and he is likely to come into serious consideration for the third Test in Perth where the conditions could well suit him best.

"I've been building it up out here and my action feels good," Wood said. "It's just I've got no overs under my belt. So the more bowling training I can do in games the better. We've got this Queensland game, and then we go across to Perth. I've heard numerous things about the WACA nets so I'm looking forward to that. That's my time I think. If I can build it up and then impress in those WACA nets, then hopefully I can play some part in the series.

"They said that if I got my body right I'd still be in a position to have an impact in the series," he added. "So in the back of my mind I've always thought I've got a chance. But I'm not here to put any of the lads under pressure. You don't want anyone to get injured - I've had enough myself to know you don't want people to go through that. We'll just have to wait and see.

"I might be just in the background underneath the radar with the Lions hopefully doing well and I can just slot in. It's a long series, so I'm still hoping at some stage I might be a part of it."

The Lions have selected a strong squad for the 12-a-side match against a Queensland XII which will be coached by former Australian fast-bowler Andy Bichel. Ben Foakes and Tom Curran, two members of England's Ashes squad, will play as will Keaton Jennings and Tom Westley, both of whom were recently dropped from England's Test team.

"Woody will definitely play in our match against Queensland," said Andy Flower, head coach of the Lions. "He's looking fit and strong and full of energy. He had two good days bowling at the England players which he came through well, so this is the perfect game for him.

"We're playing a 12-a-side match as they do in the Futures League which is Australia's main Second XI competition. We'd normally be keener on playing 11-a-side and a first-class fixture, but in this instance it will afford us the opportunity to play an extra quick bowler - and also to face an extra quick bowler from Queensland, which we expect to mean Ben Cutting being included in their team as he returns after injury."

England Lions XII:

Keaton Jennings (C)

Nick Gubbins

Tom Westley

Ben Foakes

Dan Lawrence

Liam Livingstone

Alex Davies

Paul Coughlin

Tom Curran

Mark Wood

Jack Leach

George Garton