Australia are heading into the Ashes with their worst team in over a decade and all the pressure will be on the hosts when the five-match series begins next month, former England bowler Stuart Broad said.

England last won the Ashes in 2015 and have not won in Australia since 2011, with Australia winning their last three home series 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0.

Australia will once again be favourites, but they have suffered a significant setback with captain Pat Cummins saying on Monday that he was more likely than not to miss the first Ashes test.

"It's very, very difficult to win in Australia as an England side, or any side - it just is. Australia have to be massive favourites," Broad said in an episode of his 'For The Love Of Cricket' podcast released on Tuesday.

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