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Steve Crossman is joined by Mark Ramprakash, Jack Leach and Durham's Australian coach Ryan Campbell to look ahead to the opening Test of the Ashes series that begins on Friday in Perth. They will also be joined by Australian journalist Geoff Lemon.
They discuss the challenges of touring in Australia, the importance of the opening ball of the series, as well as the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two sides including; the leadership, spinners, pace attacks, and the Aussie top order.
Timecodes:
00:03:43 - expectations of the series
00:12:30 - The importance of the first ball of the Ashes
00:18:12 - Touring Australia and the phoney war
00:23:17 - What should England expect in Perth?
00:33:53 - Ben Stokes
00:45:40 - Australia without Cummins and Hazlewood
00:58:38 - Spinners
01:15:51 - England's pace attack
01:25:20 - Australia's top order
01:30:45 - Joe Root
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Steve Crossman is joined by Mark Ramprakash, Jack Leach and Durham's Australian coach Ryan Campbell to look ahead to the opening Test of the Ashes series that begins on Friday in Perth. They will also be joined by Australian journalist Geoff Lemon.
They discuss the challenges of touring in Australia, the importance of the opening ball of the series, as well as the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two sides including; the leadership, spinners, pace attacks, and the Aussie top order.
Timecodes:
00:03:43 - expectations of the series
00:12:30 - The importance of the first ball of the Ashes
00:18:12 - Touring Australia and the phoney war
00:23:17 - What should England expect in Perth?
00:33:53 - Ben Stokes
00:45:40 - Australia without Cummins and Hazlewood
00:58:38 - Spinners
01:15:51 - England's pace attack
01:25:20 - Australia's top order
01:30:45 - Joe Root
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