"I said to Ben Stokes a month ago in Chennai, 'If you were eight down in the first innings, would you declare? He said 'Yeah, why would we send Jimmy Anderson out to bat?," said Hussain told Sky Sports.
The hosts are also charged up by the 'Bazball' revolution brought by skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, which has seen England win 11 of their last 13 Tests and dominate their opponents with an attacking, aggressive and positive cricket that aims for victory.
From June 16, cricket enthusiasts across the world will have their eyes riveted on two of the game's biggest and oldest rivals -- Australia and England -- as they square off in The Ashes series in England, with the first Test set to start at Edgbaston.
The greatest rivalry in Test cricket is The Ashes. It is played between England and Australia. This year, The Ashes will begin on June 16.
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England has announced their 16-member squad for the first two matches of the Ashes series which will start from June 16. England have retained the same group of 16 players from the one-off Test against Ireland for the first two Ashes Tests. Josh Tongue, who made his Test debut against Irelan
England have retained the same group of 16 players from the one-off Test against Ireland for the first two Ashes Tests. Josh Tongue, who made his Test debut against Ireland has made his place in the squad alongside James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, who were ruled out of the Lord's Test.
England's Test Cricket team head coach Brendon McCullum believes that the skipper of the English Test team Ben Stokes could bowl at a certain stage in the upcoming Ashes 2023 series.