Perth [Australia], November 19 (ANI): England's batting core, led by legend Joe Root, will be chasing several milestones in the Ashes series, with the first Test beginning on Friday at Perth's Optus Stadium.

Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope, the core of England's batting and four massive frontline stars of England's successful 'Bazball' school of cricket, will be put to a tough test by Australian quicks. While England is winless in Tests in Australia over the last 14 years, the Three Lions batters will be keen to bring nothing less than their A game.

Root, the second-highest run-getter in Tests, is chasing the 14,000 run mark in Tests and the 22,000 run mark in international cricket. He will also be aiming for a maiden Test century on Australian soil, a milestone which h

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