England’s express pacer Mark Wood pulled out a hilarious prank on his skipper Ben Stokes during the press-conference ahead of the 5th Ashes Test. To note, England will take on Australia in the final Test set to start from July 27 onwards. The visitors have managed to retain the Ashes after the fourth Test ended in a draw. The Three Lions will look to salvage some pride in the final encounter.
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The final Test will be played at Kennington Oval, London
While the urn remains in Australia’s grasp, there is little doubt the hosts will be motivated to stop themselves from become the first England team since 2001 to lose an Ashes series at home. They faced an identical scenario in 2019, where they rallied to win the last Test well and salvage the series 2-all.
However, it may not come easy this time against a formidable Aussie line-up. The home team showed great character in the last game as they totally dominated the WTC champs but rain foiled England’s plan on the final day.
ENG vs AUS Probable Playing XIs:
England: 1. Zak Crawley, 2. Ben Duckett, 3. Moeen Ali, 4. Joe Root, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Ben Stokes (c), 7. Jonny Bairstow (wk), 8. Chris Woakes/Ollie Robinson, 9. Mark Wood, 10. Stuart Broad, 11. James Anderson/Josh Tongue
Australia: Usman Khawaja, 2. David Warner, 3. Marnus Labuschagne, 4. Steve Smith, 5. Travis Head, 6. Mitchell Marsh, 7. Alex Carey (wk), 8. Mitchell Starc, 9. Pat Cummins (c), 10. Todd Murphy, 11. Josh Hazlewood/Michael Neser
