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This will be an Ashes series in Australia very different to the rest. Music to the ears of England fans who have endured plenty of long, torturous winter months keeping tabs on goings-on Down Under.
Then again, England have not exactly had the best of times in these parts, and preparations have hardly been far from ideal. Both sides are undercooked, a problem exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a packed schedule and two teams figuring themselves out ahead of playing out the latest chapter of a historic rivalry dating back to 1882.
It’s hard to gauge what state both sides will be in, beyond Australia’s edge at home off the back of 5-0 and 4-0 series wins in 2013/14 and 2017/18. England’s comfort comes from their opponent’s disarray with Tim Paine stepping down as captain and replaced by Pat Cummins just last month, along with the form of their own leader Joe Root and the return of talismanic allrounder Ben Stokes.
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