The ASHES Series 2019 First Test Review| Australia VS England — FanFight Fantasy Cricket
Cricket’s biggest rivals, England and Australia will start the proceedings for the first ever ICC World Test Championship, and the event is set to kick start, in the much-awaited test-series, The Ashes. England, being the ICC World ODI Champions will go in to the tournament with their head high, while Australia will shed the disappointment of world cup loss, and will look to avenge their world cup semi-final defeat against England.
England, though high on confidence, do have a set of concerns to address. Their top-order still looks bleak, and that is something they will need to fix. Captain Joe Root is most-likely promote himself up the order to bat at number 3. Joe Denly will take the 4th spot in the batting order. What’s good for England is that their bowling unit just got a great update with Jofra Archer getting his maiden call in the test side. However, there is an uncertainty looming around his fitness, and his availability right from the first test is still sceptical.
Australia on the other hand have their players sweat out in the nets. Their star opener David Warner was hit during the practice in the nets. However, he is expected to be fit to play from the first match. Australia’s coach Justin Langer has hinted that Usman Khawaja and James Pattinson, might be included in the playing XI. The team has a bit of thinking to do in terms of finalising their opener, between Cameron Bancroft and Marcus Harris, who will be joining Warner.
Just to refresh your memory a little, the Aussies currently hold the urn, after having whitewashed England 4–0, back home, in 2018. Being the title defender, a lot is at stake for the Aussies to defend it. However, Australia has not been successful in winning the series in England from the last 18 years. It was back in 2001 that they last tasted victory on the English land, with Steve Waugh’s team clinching the glorious win. Back in 2015, it was a Stuart Broad show all-through, helping the team taking an unassailable lead in the 4th test match. He was vital in bowling out Australia for a mere 60 runs in the first innings after taking 8 wickets for 15 runs.
A LOOK BACK IN THE HISTORY:
1998–99: Australia 3–1 England
2001: England 1–4 Australia
2002–03: Australia 4–1 England
2005: England 2–1 Australia
2006–07: Australia 5–0 England
2009: England 2–1 Australia
2010–11: Australia 1–3 England
2013: England 3–0 Australia
2013–14: Australia 5–0 England
2015: England 3–2Australia
2017–18: Australia 4–0 England
PITCH REPORT:
The pitch doesn’t have a green topping but it does have a thick cover of grass on it. It does look like a good surface that would assist seam bowlers. It has been exposed to extreme weather conditions too, with hot sun on Monday and showers on Tuesday. Justin Langer said that the pitch had a reminiscence of the World Cup semi-final pitch, but the color of the grass looks different.
TEAM COMBINATIONS:
ENGLAND:
All eyes will be on world cup stars Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler, who will look to add solid strength in the lower-order. Moeen Ali will also be the key player in the middle-order, while the top order will be handled by the likes of Joe Root and Jason Roy. Ben Stokes has also been pivotal in the team, after performing both with the bat and the ball. He will also be a key player in all-corners of the game.
The bowling will be handled by the star bowler Stuart Broad along with their pace sensation, James Anderson. It also features Jofra Archer, who will be making his test debut game.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Joe Denly, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
AUSTRALIA:
The big-wigs of the team are back into the squad as the trio who were the heroes of the previous Ashes victory are back in the dug again donning the white jersey, after the sandpaper-gate suspension. Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft are all back and shining and a lot will depend on them, in their quest to defend the Ashes.
Captain Tim Paine, Travis Head and Usman Khawaja will hold the key to middle-order and will leave no stone unturned to get to a decisive score. They also have Mitchell Starc in the bowling unit, who can be as lethal as possible, especially after emerging as the highest wicket-taker in the recently concluded ICC world cup.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Cameron Bancroft, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Tim Paine (C & WK), Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Jos Hazlewood, Peter Siddle
WEATHER CONDITIONS:
There is no sign of rain, however the skies will be partly covered with clouds. The temperature is expected to be around 22 degree, with.
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