Ricky Ponting: The five-match Ashes series is scheduled to begin in November this year.
Former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting has released a list of English cricketers who will play a key role for his team for the upcoming Australia tour. The five-match series is scheduled to begin in November later this year. Ponting also admitted that despite being an Australian, he is a fan of Badgeball.
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Ricky Ponting: “When it first started, it seemed like Root had changed his game, but he started playing like before again. Ollie Pope is naturally aggressive and scores runs quickly. Stokes’ strike rate is probably the lowest since the beginning, while Duckett and Crawley are at the forefront. This team will probably play a key role in Australia,” Ponting was quoted as saying by The Times.
England’s top order has to play well: Ricky Ponting
He further said, “If they can bat well in the top order and settle things, it will give them a good chance in the series. England naturally plays like this, and it settles everything for them, which immediately puts pressure on the bowlers. You have to adjust very quickly.”
Ponting said, “I am just like any other Australian and I love watching them play. The last time they came here, the Australian team adopted it and learned about it. Now they will understand that this is a slightly better version of what England started a few years ago.”
England last won the Ashes in Australia in the 2010/11 season. Since that 1-3 win, England have failed to win any Test series in Australia. The 2023-25 World Test Championship runners-up will try to maintain that record in the upcoming series.
