PERTH, Australia :Fast bowler Josh Tongue is confident England are prepared for the Ashes series in Australia and have a good chance of ending their long drought Down Under thanks to their fearsome bowling attack.

England, who last won the Ashes in 2015, have not won a series in Australia since 2011 and were handed crushing defeats in their last three tours.

The opening test of the series will begin on Friday in Perth, with England having only played a solitary warm-up match against the England Lions at Lilac Hill in a move widely questioned by commentators and former players.

Asked about England's mindset heading into the series, Tongue told reporters on Tuesday: "It feels very exciting. We've had a good build-up. A few of us were in New Zealand beforehand prepping for this. I feel lik

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