There has been plenty of criticism about the England team’s preparation for the upcoming Ashes series ,especially from former England legends like Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott besides Australia’s Ian Healy. A cursory look at England’s red-ball games in the lead up to the Ashes, which will start with the first Ashes Test in Perth from November 21, shows that England’s only preparation game in Australia for this series is a three-day match against the England Lions (the England A team), starting on Thursday at Lilac Hill.

The much-vaunted Ashes series is critical for the England team, they are trying to break a record of going 14 years without victory in Australia. The last series win for England on Australian soil was in 2010-11. Since then, England have slumped to 5-0, 4-0, and 4-0 ser

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