England raises eyebrows with Ashes squad selection, while the great Aussie "bat off" begins

About this episode

The episode discusses England's Ashes squad selection and the competition for opening spots in the Australian test team.

England have named their Ashes squad, making a few interesting calls, including the promotion of Harry Brook to vice captain and the exclusion of exciting young spinner Rehan Ahmed. Meanwhile, the likes of Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne have begun their battle for the opening spots in the Aussie test team. Thanks for listening to the pod! Feel free to send feedback or ask any cricket related questions you may have. Thank you for listening! Be sure to follow on Spotify, A...

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Glover

Topics covered

• Ashes squad selection
• cricket
• vice captain
• young players
• test team competition

Keywords

• Ashes
• England squad
• Harry Brook
• Rehan Ahmed
• test cricket
• Marnus Labuschagne
• cricket podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: England, Aussie

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