'20 Australian Wickets A Game': Ricky Ponting Makes Huge Remarks On England Bowlers Ahead Of Ashes 2023

Australia is coming to play the series on the back of a WTC 2023 final win against India and will be looking to continue their dream run against England too

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting during day three of the ICC World Test Championship Final between Australia and India at The Oval.

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The Ashes 2023 is just hours away from us as the first march is set to begin on June 16 at Edgbaston in Birmingham between England and Australia. Australia is coming to play the series on the back of a WTC 2023 final win against India and will be looking to continue their dream run against England too. Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting came up with a huge remark where he said that England’s bowlers will struggle to restrict Australian batters in the Ashes if they look to prepare flat tracks.

“If England want to play the style that they’ve been playing, I actually think they probably need to have some flattish-type wickets,” Ponting told The Times.

“I’ve heard that they want flat wickets, I’ve heard they want the boundaries brought in. But I think if they do have these flatter wickets, I’d be worried about how they’re going to get 20 Australian wickets a game.

“With Jofra Archer not being there, without their number one spinner (Leach) being there, if they’re flat, will Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Ollie Robinson be able to have a huge impact on the series?”

“The records of some of our top-order batters are not as good here in the UK, but the bowling numbers are all pretty good,” he said.

With the usual norms of Bazball’ approach, coach McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have an outstanding streak of 11 wins in 13 test matches.

“Anticipation and build-up-wise, this is as big a test series as I can remember”, Ponting said.

“I’ve still got growing concerns about the test game, and probably right now more than ever.”

Talking about Ashes 2023, the high-profile clash will start at 3:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). It will be aired live in India on Sony Sports Network. Ashes 2023 Test series live streaming will be available on the SonyLiv app and website.