Ashes 2023: 4 batsmen who can start the World Test Championship with a bang

Ashes 2023: 4 batsmen who can start the World Test Championship with a bang

The World Test Championship (WTC 2023-25) begins with The Ashes, which begins on English soil with the first Test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. This trophy is very prestigious for the teams of England and Australia.

4 batsmen who can start the World Test Championship with a bang in Ashes 2023

Both teams have very good batsmen who can score runs throughout the series. Here, for today’s match, we will especially look at such batsmen who can shine in the conditions of Edgbaston.

1. Marnus Labuschagne –

This player is the number one Test batsman and averages 50.42 in England. He has a very good world record. Labushen has scored 3461 runs at an average of 56.74 in a career of 38 matches.

2. Steve Smith-

Steve Smith is coming into the World Test Championship final with a century and has the best record at Edgbaston in England as well.

Against England, he has batted at an average of 60 but in the Test match played at Edgbaston, he has batted at an average of around 75.

3. Joe Root –

The former English captain is also in excellent form and the conditions are perfect for him. The English batsman is the highest run scorer for his team since the home summer of 2022.

He averages 60.81 at Edgbaston, which is very high.

4. Jonny Bairstow –

He is a wicket-keeper and has come back from injury and there are two reasons to replace Travis Head with Bairstow.

One, he knows how to score runs in home conditions, and second, he averages 46.8 with two hundred at Edgbaston.

England has declared its playing 11 which is as follows-

England Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Jack Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson

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