England great James Anderson has urged his fellow bowlers not to depend solely on pace when plotting Australia’s downfall during the upcoming Ashes series, starting November 21 in Perth.

The five-match contest begins in Perth on Friday, with England expected to field a fiery pace battery featuring Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Josh Tongue as they push to reclaim the urn last held by them in 2015.

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This will be the first Ashes series in Australia that Anderson misses since 2002–03, and the former seamer has offered some guidance to the group ahead of the opener at Perth Stadium.

“The pitches will have a little bit of movement in them, they have done in the last two tours we’ve been there. So you do need accuracy, as well as pace,” Anderson said on the BBC’s Tailenders podcast

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