According to former Australian bowler Glenn McGrath, Australia will defeat England 5-0 in the forthcoming Ashes series. Australia and England are preparing for the highly anticipated series, which will start on June 16.
Australia will enter the series fresh off of an outstanding victory against India in the 2023 World Test Championship final. However, England will enter the five-match Test series fresh off a commanding victory over Ireland at home.
McGrath said
“I’ve been really impressed with the way England have been playing, but this Australian team is different with a great bowling attack and quality batters. It’s going to be an incredible contest. The first Test is massively important. I can see every Test going down to the wire, with Australia just winning every game. I’m sure people want me to say 5-0, so I will not disappoint them,” McGrath told the BBC.
Vaughan Said
Michael Vaughan, a former England captain, also stated that Australia hasn’t triumphed in England since 2001 and that the Ben Stokes-led team may shock Australia if they faced a far stronger English team than the one in 2019.
“History says Australia haven’t won in the UK since 2001. The last time they were here in 2019, it was a very similar team to what they have now, and they only managed a 2-2 draw against an England team that wasn’t very good. England are miles better now, and they will surprise the Australians,” Vaughan said.
Cook Said
Alastair Cook, a former England opener, believed that if they were to win back the illustrious urn, the English pacers would need to stay in shape over the entire series. He added that he was interested in watching how Australia dealt with Bazball.
“Stuart Broad thinks it will be 3-2—that it will go to The Oval 2-2 and we’ll win there. I think there will be a bit of weather about at some stage, so that takes one of the equation for the draw. England’s bowlers need to stay fit. I’m excited to see how Australia confront Bazball because there are so many unanswered questions,” Cook told the BBC.
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