All England wins lead to one question: will this triumph lead them to regain the urn? England just wrapped the series 3-0 against a downtrodden Pakistan side. More than the wins, it was the way they bagged those that earned praise. The home side put more trust in their pacers, who exploited the bouncy surfaces across the three venues pretty efficiently.
The last time England were in possession of the urn was in 2015; since then, however, Australia winning and drawing the Ashes has regularly alternated. The losses, though, have been chastening to say the least, with Australia winning 16 out of 25 Ashes games.
With the next Ashes set to take place in England, the side will have an edge over their arch-rivals. And this could be doubled if they keep using the same pace quartet in similar conditions. Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hesson believes this would give England a great opportunity to trouble Australia.
England’s seamers could trouble Australia
“I think the way England are able to exploit the seaming conditions, the likes of Ollie Robinson, I think he can expose any top order if he gets these conditions,” Hesson said.
It was Josh Tongue, Ollie Robinson, Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson who shouldered England’s bowling responsibilities throughout the series. Ollie Robinson, who along with Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas, is making a case for slow pace bowling being a viable option, was awarded the Player of the Series award for grabbing 21 wickets across the three games.
“I think England are probably better equipped to deal with that, with a Dukes ball, than they are on a flat one. I think within those four seamers that England have got, I think they certainly enjoy a little bit of movement on the ball, especially off the wicket. And I think Australian batsmen can deal with swing, but probably seamers, you know, obviously [are] a bit harder to deal with.”
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