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Australia have drawn the first blood with a thrilling win in the first Test of The Ashes 2023. Pat Cummins and Co. defeated England by a close margin of 2 wickets; Australia also put the theory of Bazball to rest which was getting hyped for a long time in international cricket.
Meanwhile, the official broadcasters of The Ashes 2023 in India, have released the latest promo ahead of the second Test of the series. England and Australia will lock horns in this all-important clash at the Mecca of cricket, The Lord’s in London.
Both teams will play this match on Wednesday, the 28th of June next week. Amidst all this, the promo video for the Lord’s Test between England and Australia is also making rounds on social media within minutes of being shared by the official broadcasters from their official Twitter handle.
Here’s the video:
Ashes 2nd Test promo. pic.twitter.com/MTjPdwzw6J
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 22, 2023
Here’s a look at the squad of England ahead for The Ashes 2023:
Ben Stokes (C), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Australia squad for The Ashes 2023:
Pat Cummins (C), Steve Smith (VC), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (WK), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
Notably, the veteran England all-rounder Moeen Ali took his retirement back to make himself available for The Ashes 2023. He made this decision on a request from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Meanwhile, there are also speculations that England could face an injury scare in the Lord’s Test as Moeen Ali injured his finger during the first Test. He might be replaced to bowl by the former skipper and the batting superstar, Joe Root.