England pacer Josh Tongue expressed satisfaction with the squad’s Ashes preparations and remains confident of securing a series win against Australia. The five-Test series begins on Friday at Perth’s Optus Stadium, with both teams eyeing the coveted urn.

England have not won an Ashes series in Australia since 2015 and suffered heavy defeats on their last three tours Down Under. Despite criticism for scheduling only a single warm-up match against the England Lions at Lilac Hill, the visitors insisted that their build-up had been solid.

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“It feels very exciting. We’ve had a good build-up. A few of us were in New Zealand beforehand, prepping for this. I feel like we’ve had good prep. I feel like the group of bowlers that we got now, obviously the likes of Joff (Jofra Archer) a

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