Ashes 2021-22: The oldest and biggest rivalry in the history of cricket – The Ashes – will kick start from December 8 in Brisbane. The England side led by Joe Root are already in Australia and are sweating out hard on the field to lock horns against the host who will play under the captaincy of fast bowler for the first time after 1956. Follow Ashes 2021-22 at InsideSports.IN.
Ashes 2021-22: All you need to know about the enthralling Australia vs England series – Schedule, Venue and Squads
Notably, Tim Paine quit as the 46th captain of the Test team after Tim Paine quit as captain before taking mental health break from cricket due to a sexting scandal. Steve Smith has also returned to the leadership for the first time after 2018 and has been appointed a Pat Cummins’ deputy.
On the other hand, England got a major boost after their star all-rounder Ben Stokes returned back to cricket after a four-and-a-half month break to focus on mental well being. England captain Joe Root, the only batsman to score over 1,000 runs in the format in 2021, will be in focus and his face off against the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood is set to draw a lot of attention. The Three Lions will miss the services of injured Jofra Archer, but have got gun pacers in James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson and Mark Wood to do the job against Australia.
Ashes 2021-22: All you need to know about the enthralling Australia vs England series – Schedule, Venue and Squads
Match: 1st Test
Where: Gabba, Brisbane
When: December 8-12
Start time: 5:30 AM IST
Match: 2nd Test (D/N)
Where: Gabba, Brisbane
When: December 16-20
Start time: 9:30 AM IST
Match: 3rd Test
Where: MCG, Melbourne
When: December 26-30
Start time: 8 AM IST
Match: 4th Test
Where: SCG, Sydney
When: January 5-9
Start time: 8 AM IST
Match: 5th Test
Where: Perth
When: January 14-18
Start time: 8 AM IST
Australia Squad for Ashes 2021-22: Pat Cummins (Captain), Steve Smith (Vice-captain), Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
Note: The squad is for first two Tests only
England squad for Ashes 2021-22: Batters: Joe Root (Captain), Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Dawid Malan, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Dom Bess, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
The Ashes: Australia vs England Head to Head Record
A total of 335 Test matches have been played in The Ashes since its inauguration in 1882. Australia have won on 136 occasions, whereas England won 108 times. A total of 91 matches ended in a draw.
Australia won the Ashes 2017-18 at home and then played a 2-2 draw to retain the urn in 2019.
Which channel will broadcast Ashes 2021-22 in India?
The highly anticipated series will be telecast live on SONY SIX (English), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) & SONY TEN 4 (Tamil & Telugu) channels and live streamed on its on-demand OTT platform SonyLIV. You can also follow all the live updates at InsideSport.IN.
