"Use Joe Root As...": England Legend Offers Interesting Advice For Ashes

26.06.2023 - 14:57 sports.ndtv.com

Nasser Hussain believes England should replace Moeen Ali with either speedster Mark Wood or Chris Woakes, who has had fantastic success at Lord's thus far and is also a useful hitter later down the order.

The second Ashes Test between Australia and England begins at Lord's on Wednesday. England ended up on the losing side in the first Test match at Edgbaston and lost narrowly by two wickets.

If England are willing to rely on Joe Root's effective part-time spin, speedster Mark Wood and Lord's specialist Chris Woakes appear to be the likely replacements for Moeen.

Hussain was quick to select Wood as the next man up, and the express-pace bowler has a solid record against Australia, having been England's main wicket-taker in their previous meeting in 2021/22.

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