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*Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes
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Spark
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I think it's entirely plausible that that happens tbh. They obviously trust Carey to the hilt but he's underperformed with the bat; he really didn't make the most of his form this summer.
There's going to be a massive selection squeeze once Green is fit again, there are only so many ways to fit him back into the team.
There's going to be a massive selection squeeze once Green is fit again, there are only so many ways to fit him back into the team.
govinda indian fan
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They would play wood archer and atkinson for ashes thoSo England bats just scored 6 ducks in 1st innings vs India, while the bowling attack of Woakes, Carse, Tongue, Stokes and Bashir went for 1014 runs for 16 wkts
...does Ashes prep get any better than this
If they're the best pace attack why aren't they playing now? If not fit what makes you think they can last a 5 Test Ashes seres?
flibbertyjibber
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They wont play all of them. Wood 1,3 and 5 and Archer 2 and 4.
Son Of Coco
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They wish.
Gob
International Coach
Smith, Head, the lower order and the bowling attack will get this done but I get the feeling that'll be the last Ashes win that they'll taste for a while
If you cast your eye to the future, England won't change much for the next 4 years whereas Aust will be unrecognisable say the next Ashes in England
If you cast your eye to the future, England won't change much for the next 4 years whereas Aust will be unrecognisable say the next Ashes in England
govinda indian fan
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Gob
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Which is why I said England won't change much. I'm not sure about Stokes though
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Nah, they're just playing on a lot of roads
LangleyburyCCPlayer
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England are going to play a 2 day game against a PM’s XI before the day/night Test. That game will take place between Sheffield Shield rounds, so might feature a strong PM’s XI, but knowing the dastardly Aussies, it’ll probably feature a load of scrubs
In true England fashion, the only warm-up before the first Test will be a 3-day intra-squad game with the Lions, then the Lions will have 2 FC matches against a Cricket Australia XI (coinciding with the first Test), then Australia A during the second Test. Considering both of those games will also take place during Sheffield Shield rounds, how strong will those teams be?
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In true England fashion, the only warm-up before the first Test will be a 3-day intra-squad game with the Lions, then the Lions will have 2 FC matches against a Cricket Australia XI (coinciding with the first Test), then Australia A during the second Test. Considering both of those games will also take place during Sheffield Shield rounds, how strong will those teams be?
PM's XI to provide England with pink-ball Ashes warm-up | cricket.com.au
The visiting English will meet the Prime Minister's XI between the first and second Ashes Tests
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LangleyburyCCPlayer
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Are they going to pull players out of their state teams to play against the England Lions though? Although both games are FC, I presume the Aus A team will be stronger than the CA XI?
Spark
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That's what they've done in past summers yes
CA XI will be kids mostly, that tends to be a development squad