They need to bat as much as possible. England need batting practice before Ashes. Aussies will be firing this time. I hope Aussies rotate their bowlers well. Neser and Boland should get chance.
They need to bat as much as possible. England need batting practice before Ashes. Aussies will be firing this time. I hope Aussies rotate their bowlers well. Neser and Boland should get chance.
It's time for Root to acclimatise to Bazbalk approach, otherwise he should leave it to Vince, Hain and Lawrence. They are ready for Rest cricket. Heck I will even pick Malan or Livingstone.
Depends. Gill is in prime form. If Rohit plays well, it's tough.
Australia will win only if their batting clicks. Warner not so in great form. Khawaja has poor record in England. Wade who scored two centuries in 2019 Ashes, isn't around. Marnus and Smith has some weaknesses. Rest are all newbies in my opinion. Won't be good enough.
England have scored at 4.64 RPO in 14 Tests under Ben Stokes (including the ongoing one). The next best scoring rate for a team under a particular captain (min. three Tests) is 3.66 by Australia under Steve Waugh in 57 matches between 1999 and 2004.
Youngest batsmen with Test double-hundred at Lord’s
21y, 307 days - Don Bradman (AUS) vs ENG, 1920
22y, 181 days - Graeme Smith (SA) vs ENG, 2003
23y, 165 days - Joe Root (ENG) vs SL, 2014
25y, 72 days - Rob Key (ENG) vs WI, 2004
25y, 151 days - Ollie Pope (ENG) vs IRE, 2023