England is heading to Australian shores with hopes of their first Ashes series win there since 2011 and since their 2015 triumph at home. They have one of their strongest bowling attacks in years, with express pacers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood being the headliners, skipper Ben Stokes being t
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Decorated all-rounder Ian Botham is worried about England's preparation for the Ashes in Australia, scheduled to kick off on November 21, considering the warm-up schedule of the Three Lions "borders on arrogance".
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Ben Stokes will be leading a 16-man strong Ashes squad, with Harry Brook as his vice-captain in place of Ollie Pope. England is blessed with plenty of pace options, including Archer, Wood, skipper Stokes, alongside newer crop of pacers, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse.
A statement from the ECB said, "The England Men's selection panel has named a 16-strong squad for the 2025/26 Ashes tour of Australia. Harry Brook has been confirmed as England's vice-captain for the Ashes tour, replacing Ollie Pope."
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes vice-captain Travis Head's aggressive approach could give Australia early momentum against England's pace attack in the upcoming home Ashes series.
Harry Brook could be in contention to replace Ollie Pope as Ben Stokes' deputy when England travel to Australia this winter, with head coach Brendon McCullum confirming that the vice-captaincy issue will be part of their pre-Ashes discussions this week, as per ESPNcricinfo.
The Ashes series in Australia will be an extremely crucial one both for England and Root himself. For England, this will be their chance to win the first away Ashes since 2011 and their first overall since 2015. It would be the ultimate Test of their 'Bazball' school of cricket under skipper