Building up the excitement ahead of an action-packed season this year, the player draft with franchise salary-cap of USD 579,500 revealed a star-studded line-up of marquee players. Test and T20 Skipper of Bangladesh national team Shakib Al Hasan along with superstar Caribbean all-rounder And
Don Bradman was a threat to England. But the Australian team of the 1930s had some other outstanding batters too, like Stan McCabe and skipper Bill Woodfull. To combat Australia's high-level skill with the bat, England bowling attack planned the 'Bodyline' technique.
Australia's star batter has a superb record against England and will likely face some highly-attacking fields and some unusual bowling tactics from a team who have been creative with their strategies under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and New Zealand batter Devon Conway said that he feels lucky to have spent time with MS Dhoni and highlighted the bond he shares with the CSK skipper, adding that he gives him a lot of "banter and chirp, quirky one-liners".
The hosts will be aiming to avenge their 4-0 loss in the 2021-22 season. 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 attackin
Former skipper Nasser Hussain has backed England to reclaim the Ashes from Australia as they ride a wave of momentum since Ben Stokes took the reins as captain of the Test team.
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.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam tops the list ahead of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith with the highest batting average at the number four spot in the Test format after playing a minimum number of 15 innings.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins lauded his compatriot Scott Boland after his remarkable performance on Day-5 of the World Test Championship 2023 final at the Oval, London on Sunday.