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Former England footballer and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew: “Honestly, I can’t see England winning the Ashes without Ben Stokes.
“He is a talismanic figure, a resourceful leader, but more than anything else, his bowling is important. He is crucial in this department. All bowlers, including him, have fitness concerns.”
“Stokes must play four of the five Tests for England to win.
“For Australia, Travis Head will be an interesting character. I think England will bombard him and attack him with extreme hostility. He hasn’t had a great start to the Australian season.
“Obviously Steve Smith is crucial to their batting, but I think Head is as well. There’s a lot of uncertainty about how Australia are going to bat and he can change the game in the space of an hour.
“England will have some serious plans for Head – he’ll need to go and buy some extra padding, and he doesn’t play the short ball well. But if he gets away with it and finds a way to adapt to that attack, I think he could potentially be the most dangerous batsman in the Australian team.”
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