England head to Australia this winter for a highly anticipated Ashes series as big underdogs with the bookmakers.

But that won't affect the tourists' confidence as they head Down Under with one of their strongest teams ever.

Ben Stokes's men are fresh from a 2-2 series draw with powerhouse India and boast the world's leading Test batsmen in Joe Root (No.1) and Harry Brook (No.2).

Root, England's record run-scorer, is not taking any notice of the betting odds.

"It doesn't matter - you turn up and you've got five opportunities to beat Australia in Australia," he said.

"You've got to just do everything to prepare well, make sure you're ready, understand the conditions, the opposition, the external challenges that come with playing in those conditions, in Australia and enjoy it for what i

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