The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has named the 16-member squad for the first two games of Ashes 2023. The team will be captained by Ben Stokes, while Chris Woakes along with Dan Lawrence have been added. to the team.
The Ashes 2023 is set to kick off on June 16 in Edgbaston, followed by the Test of the Lord on June 28. The third game will be played on July 6 in Leeds, while the final two games are scheduled for July 19 and 27 at Manchester and the Oval respectively.
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The team is quite similar to the one they have presented against Ireland in the current single test. Zack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Harry Brook are the team’s specialist hitters, while Jonny Bairstow and Ollie Pope are the two goaltenders. Skipper Ben Stokes along with Woakes and Lawrence are the crew.
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The pace bowling department is quite formidable as James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue will handle the pace bowling department while Jack Leach will be the only player on the team.
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Here is the England squad for the Ashes 2023:
Ben Stokes (c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow (week), Joe Root, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Jack Leach, Zak Crawley, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Josh Tongue
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Ashes 2023: “The boss writes his own scripts”, Brendon McCullum on Ben Stokes
England have looked like a completely different team under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. They have instilled a fearless attitude in the players and have won 10 of their last 12 games. Their Bazball technique has been quite entertaining as it has given them great results.
Brendon McCullum has praised captain Ben Stokes for the turnaround in English cricket. He said the all-rounder will have a big impact on the series and they are lucky to have him as a skipper. He explained:
“The skipper writes his own scripts and this is the biggest stage you can probably get. He has something up his sleeve. Sometimes he will have to go through the pain barrier, but we know he is not afraid of that. If he doesn’t throw a ball, he’s still going to have a tremendous impact in this series. He is an absolute beauty and we are so lucky to have him as our captain.”
England’s real test will be against Australia and it remains to be seen how they fare against them. They will meet in Birmingham on Monday June 12 and start their practice in Edgbaston on Tuesday June 13.
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