England will lock horns with Australia at Leeds, Headingley in the third Ashes Test match from Thursday onwards. The first two Test matches have been pure theatre as both of these teams have brought their best to the table.
In fact, the series took a spark after Jonny Bairstow was dismissed in a controversial manner by Alex Carey and the incident had definitely fired up the Lord’s crowd. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for Australia: W W W D W
Australia have clicked as a unit and that’s why they are leading by 2-0 in the ongoing Ashes 2023. Steve Smith returned to his best as he scored 110 runs after a poor outing at Edgbaston whereas Travis Head continued to impress. David Warner returning to form was also a big positive for the tourists. Moreover, the bowlers came up with a collective show despite Nathan Lyon’s calf injury.
Current form for England: L L W L W
It is for the first time that England under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes has lost two Test matches on the bounce. England has time and again spoken about how they are going to back their aggressive method and it will be interesting to note how they are going to retaliate at Headingley.
Head to Head: Matches: 358, Won by England: 110, Won by Australia: 152, Drawn: 96.
Players to look out for: Pat Cummins, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Travis Head, and Todd Murphy will be the crucial players for Australia.
Ben Duckett, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad and Harry Brook will be the main players for England.
England squad for the third Ashes Test:
Ben Stokes (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Moeen Ali, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Australia squad for Leeds Test:
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson.
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