Will England be able to win the Ashes in Australia?:Ben Stokes led squad set to play 1st Test at Perth Stadium in alien conditions

Cricket’s oldest series, The Ashes, is set to kick off from tomorrow. The first match will be played at Perth Stadium from 7:50 AM IST. England has not won a Test series in Australia for 15 years. The team last defeated the Kangaroos 3-1 in their home during the 2010-11 tour. However, this challenge is not easy. The English team is going to play a Test match at Perth Stadium for the first time. Not only that, the Australian team has not lost this series for the last 10 years. The team’s last defeat was during the England tour in 2015. Then the English team won the series 3-2. Match details… England has not won any of the last 15 Tests in Australia. During this period, the team lost 13 matches and drew 2. The English team’s last victory was in 2011. The Ashes started in 1882 The world’s oldest series, The Ashes, began in 1882. However, Australia and England have been playing Test series since 1877. The world’s first Test match was also played between these countries. This match was played from March 15 to 19, 1877, in Melbourne. 5 years later, it was named The Ashes. Head to Head Australia has won 34 series, England has won 32 series In the Ashes series played between Australia and England, the Aussies have the upper hand. So far, 73 series have been played between the two countries. Australia won 34 series. Meanwhile, England won 32 series. The remaining 7 series were drawn. Before the Ashes series, set to take place in next 7 weeks in 5 cities, there are 3 big questions: Answer-1: The responsibility will be on Smith, Labuschagne, and Khawaja. Australia’s performance on home grounds is excellent. Thus, the Kangaroos are considered contenders for the series. For this, seniors like Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Usman Khawaja will have to take responsibility, as senior players like David Warner, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood are not available. After Warner’s retirement, the Australian team has not found a permanent opener. The team tried 5 batters in this position, but none were successful. Thus, new batsman Jack Vedrald has been given an opportunity. Answer-2: Root could not score a century in Australia. England’s performance has been average in the last few years. After taking a lead at home, the English team had to draw a 5-match series 2-2 with India. The team has not been able to do anything special in the last 3 editions of WTC either. However, the English team has match-winners like Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Mark Wood, and Jofra Archer. Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith’s roles are also important. England’s biggest batter, Joe Root, has never scored a century in Australia. Answer-3: Starc and Boland are expected to perform well Australian captain Pat Cummins and fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will not be able to play the first Test due to injuries. In such a situation, the responsibility will increase on fast bowlers Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, and off-spinner Nathan Lyon. Brendon Doggett is going to make his Test debut. So, he will be watched closely. About the Captains England Captain Ben Stokes I know how big this series is. I want to be among those lucky captains who have won the Ashes in Australia when I leave here in January. A lot is said about history, but now we have a chance to create our own history. Australia Captain Steve Smith We want to win the first Test match and get ahead in the series. If the result doesn’t go our way, we can change it. We saw that last year. So ideally, we play well this week. Pat Cummins will return in the next game. Josh is being monitored, a decision will be made on him in the next 7 days. Playing-11 Australia: Steve Smith (Captain), Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (Wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett and Scott Boland. England: Ben Stokes (Captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson/Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith and Mark Wood.