Travis Head is hoping for seam-friendly pitches in the Ashes and says he enjoys batting on such surfaces more so than flatter ones believing that it presents more opportunities to score.

The pitches that will be presented in the Ashes is a major talking point with the Test surfaces in Australia over the past four summers trending heavily in favour of the seam bowlers compared to decades past.

Head was the player of the series in the 2021-22 Ashes following stunning centuries on challenging pitches in Brisbane and Hobart. He is hoping for more of the same this summer.

"I probably enjoy batting on those sort of wickets," Head told ESPNcricinfo. "The flatter wickets, with the grind, that more so challenge technique, I think, over longer periods of time [trying] to eke out runs has never p

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