Ben Stokes could make one of the boldest decisions of his captaincy and decide to bowl if he wins the toss in Perth on Friday.

That’s the bold call legendary English quick Stuart Broad has made days out from the first ball being bowled at Optus Stadium as he revealed Gus Atkinson could be England’s dark horse of the summer, predicted how many Tests spearheads Jofra Archer and Mark Wood would play and detailed why taming Nathan Lyon would be vital for Australia’s batters.

Nasser Hussain famously decided to bowl first in the first Test at the Gabba in 2003 in what would be blasted as one of the worst Ashes decisions ever made that doomed England’s chances that summer.

Australia posted 492 in the first innings, won the first Test by 384 runs and went on to smash England 4-1 in the series.

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