Sydney, Oct 22 (UNI) ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting has revealed the tough selection calls Australia must make for the upcoming Ashes series and what England needs to do well to ensure they are competitive.

The focus of the cricket world will be on Australia from November 21 for the five-match Ashes series between the arch-rivals that will play a major role in shaping the ICC World Test Championship standings for the ongoing cycle.

While Australia will enter the series as favourites based purely on the fact they haven’t lost a series on home soil since 2011 and have held on to the Ashes urn since 2018, England will travel Down Under full of confidence after they were able to draw the most recent series against the Aussies at home in 2023.

Ponting spoke in depth about the Ashes with ho

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