Whenever test cricket writes its history Ashes will be always on top as we all are aware of how this rivalry grabbed everyone’s attention and later mapped on world cricket.
England and Australia are such nations that know the value of sports and so the players from these countries have emerged as legends since cricket evolved. Ashes have dominated by Aussies for many years and they kept dominating in recent years too.
Nasser Hussain advises England for the next Ashes series
England has been on the back foot for many years whenever they visit Australia for the Ashes they haven’t won the Ashes past 10 years and so the Aussies have dominated the Ashes since then. Currently, England have assimilated West Indies in their home series by 2-0 but their most important assignment is going to be Ashes. Ben Stokes and Co need to plan wisely as the squad will be completely new and most of them will be less experienced excluding some senior players. Last time Ashes series was shared between the two nations but this time England should be prepared and some new tactics should be implemented as they have stuck to their bazball pattern which should be stopped. Former England skipper Naseer Hussain advised the England team for their Australia tour, Naseer Hussain said:
“Pace isn’t everything, of course. Go to Australia and spray it around and you will go around the park. The ideal combination down under is pace and skill, as Gus Atkinson showed in the first match of the series and as Mark Wood, despite not taking the wickets he deserved, did here. England can’t afford to get to Australia and then say ‘Same old, same old’. You need to find out an answer in advance.”
Further Naseer Hussain praised Shoaib Bashir for his excellent spell in the ongoing series with West Indies in the second test he picked a fifer and contributed well to the winning cause. Naseer Hussain said:
“Having one eye on the present but also one on the future is why England have gone for Shoaib Bashir. Not since Muttiah Muralitharan in 2006 had a spinner taken a five-for in a Test in Nottingham. And he got his rewards because he did the two things you want to see from your off-spinner — he got a lovely drop on the ball to take the left-hander’s edge for the dismissal of Alick Athanaze and bowled Jason Holder with a beauty. It will have done him, and all the England bowlers, some good playing here.”