England must win first Ashes Test

About this episode

The episode discusses England's chances in the first Ashes Test against Australia, focusing on team strategy and player fitness.

The Ashes are just days away and the Telegraph Cricket Podcast is back ahead of all the action this winter! Join Jake, Nick and Will as they look ahead to the first Test in Perth, where England have been handed a huge opportunity to take the lead in the series with both Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the opener. We discuss the potential repercussions if England fail to take this golden chance. We also take a look at England's attack and if they will decide to pick a spinner or unleash Mark Wood as part of a five-man pace attack. Ben Stokes is back fit and firing. We ask if the England skipper will feature in all five Tests and, more importantly, if anyone can stop him from doing so! Plus, the minute monologue is back and Nick takes aim at Australian cricketers being too polite! We answer your questions as usual, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jake, Nick, Will

Topics covered

• Ashes series
• England cricket team
• Test match preview
• cricket strategy
• Ben Stokes
• Australian cricket

Keywords

• Ashes
• England
• Test match
• cricket
• Ben Stokes
• Pat Cummins
• Josh Hazlewood
• Mark Wood
• Perth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Telegraph Cricket Podcast, Australia

Places: Perth

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