Australia v England: The ultimate Ashes preview
Written by News on 22/11/2017
The ultimate rivalry in cricket gets set for its newest chapter when Australia and England clash in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday.
Scroll down for our countdown to the series – hear the views of the men that matter, have your say on the big battles and crucial team selections, and play our interactive quiz…
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Sky Sports Ashes Podcast
Nasser Hussain, Bob Willis, Rob Key and Marcus Trescothick debate England’s Ashes prospects in our first podcast of the series – make sure you head to skysports.com throughout the series for more Ashes podcasts! Listen to the preview show here!
Ashes Panel
Former England captains Nasser Hussain, Sir Ian Botham, Mike Atherton, Bob Willis and David Gower look back on previous series – their first memories; highlights and lowlights; greatest adversaries; unheralded heroes; and some of the funnny and controversial moments…
Squads
Your England XI revealed…
We asked you to pick your ideal England starting XI for their Ashes opener in Brisbane – and here are the results… READ IT HERE
Rob Key’s Combined Ashes XI
Ahead of Thursday’s first Ashes Test, Rob Key picks his combined XI from Australia and England – but who’s in and who’s out? Find out HERE!
Mark Stoneman’s Ashes Diary
In his latest Ashes Diary, opener Mark Stoneman reflects on his first century in an England shirt, a three-figure score he was less happy with and looks ahead to the series opener in Brisbane… READ IT HERE
Gideon Haigh’s column
In his first column for Sky Sports, and with the Ben Stokes saga rumbling on, Australian cricket writer Gideon Haigh examines how notable absences have shaped Ashes series past… READ IT HERE
Mike Selvey column
As England return to Australia’s fortress of the ‘Gabbatoir’ in Brisbane, Mike Selvey ponders how the tourists can avoid another shellacking – and whether Joe Root could face a tricky choice at the toss… READ IT HERE
Key Battles
James Anderson exclusive
England’s all-time test wicket-taker speaks to Sky Sports’s Sam Drury about the challenges of an Ashes tour and how to deal with the Australian crowds…. READ HERE
Stuart Broad exclusive
The England bowler talks about the character needed on an Ashes tour and how Sir Alex Ferguson helped him shrug off Aussie fans’ abuse in 2013/14… READ IT HERE
Ashes on the Brain
We get inside the minds of Jonny Bairstow, Nasser Hussain, Mike Atherton, David Gower and Shane Warne to find out how they get or got ready for Ashes series…
Test your knowledge…
Put your Ashes cricket knowledge to the test by taking our head-to-head quiz put together by Sky Sports statistician Benedict Bermange!
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