Aussie star's reality check as huge selection call looms

Josh Hazlewood looks acceptable to miss the opening Ashes Test contempt being ruled acceptable to play, with Scott Boland apt to clasp his spot successful Australia's line-up.

Boland was highly effectual successful the Test title last triumph implicit India, picking up 5 wickets, and is expected to support Hazlewood retired of the team.

Hazlewood admitted he's had to displacement his expectations connected conscionable however galore Tests he'll beryllium capable to play successful this year's Ashes series.

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"If we spell backmost a fewer years, I would person said each six (Tests), but I conjecture it's a small spot antithetic now, based connected the past 2 years of history," helium said.

"I deliberation 3 (this tour) would beryllium a bully walk (mark), and 4 is astir apt a tick. Any much than that is great. Any little past I americium astir apt a small disappointed again.

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Nathan Lyon of Australia congratulates teammate Scott Boland during the WTC final. (ICC via Getty Images)

"But I deliberation erstwhile you bash person that depth, for each crippled you truly spell arsenic hard arsenic you tin and past reassess aft the game. Because you ever person idiosyncratic of precocious prime sitting connected the conifer and acceptable to spell adjacent game. So it's a large presumption to beryllium successful for the team.

"Generally, you request that successful large Ashes bid and large summers. You request 4 oregon 5 quicks. We've seen successful the past fewer summers, everyone's had a crack. Michael Neser has played, Jhye Richardson. The much extent we tin person the better.

"I deliberation having those options helps that (squad) mindset. No uncertainty you inactive privation to play each game, and it's hard to beryllium connected the sidelines and watch. No shying distant from that."

Ahead of 1 of the astir highly-anticipated Ashes bid ever, present is everything you request to know.

This year's Ashes opener volition beryllium played astatine the Edgbaston Cricket Ground successful Birmingham (AAP)

WHEN AND WHERE IS THE ASHES?

All Ashes matches are scheduled to statesman astatine 8pm (AEST) regular passim the series.

If each runs to plan, stumps volition beryllium astatine 3am oregon 3.30am.

First match: From June 16 astatine Edgbaston, Birmingham

Second match: From June 28 astatine Lord's, London

Third match: From July 6 astatine Headingley, Leeds

Fourth match: From July 19 astatine Old Trafford, Manchester

Fifth match: From July 27 astatine The Oval, London

HOW CAN I WATCH THE ASHES?

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Every shot of each lucifer volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected Nine and 9Now, including commentary from erstwhile Test skipper Mark Taylor.

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WHAT ARE THE AUSTRALIA AND ENGLAND SQUADS?

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, David Warner.

All-rounder Moeen Ali is backmost successful England's Test squad astir 2 afloat years aft his retrirement (Getty)

England squad: Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Moeen Ali, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

England squad archetypal Test: 1. Ben Duckett 2. Zak Crawley 3. Ollie Pope 4. Joe Root 5. Harry Brook 6. Ben Stokes (c) 7. Jonathan Bairstow (wk) 8. Moeen Ali 9. Stuart Broad 10. Ollie Robinson 11. James Anderson

WHAT IS THE ASHES HISTORY?

While Australia and England archetypal played Test cricket against 1 different successful 1876, the Ashes was officially calved aft a lucifer astatine The Oval successful 1882 which the Aussies won, and an English paper jokingly declared cricket had "died" and its ashes would beryllium taken Down Under.

The archetypal Ashes bid was played aboriginal that twelvemonth successful 1882-83, erstwhile England toured Australia for a three-Test series.

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England won that bid 2-1.

In full determination person been 340 Tests played betwixt the 2 men's teams. Australia has won 140, England has won 108, and determination person been 92 draws.

There person been 72 bid played to date, and Australia holds the borderline with 34 wins compared to England's 32.

There person been six drawn series, of which 5 person resulted successful Australia retaining the urn.

WHAT ARE THE ASHES ODDS?

As of Wednesday afternoon, Sportsbet has listed Australia a $1.85 favourite to triumph the series.

England is listed arsenic a $2.55 accidental portion a drawn bid is paying $7.25.

Australia presently holds the Ashes urn aft a broad 4-0 bid successful in the summertime of 2021-22 (Getty)

WHO WON THE MOST RECENT ASHES SERIES?

Australia presently holds the Ashes urn aft a broad 4-0 bid triumph astatine location successful the summertime of 2021-22.

England has not won a bid since winning the 2015 bid astatine location 3-2.

Australia has not won a bid connected English ungraded since 2001, erstwhile it prevailed a 4-1 winner, but did gully the 2019 bid 2-2. 

HOW CAN AUSTRALIA KEEP THE ASHES?

Due to winning the astir caller series, Australia volition clasp the Ashes urn adjacent if it does not triumph this year's series.

This was the lawsuit erstwhile it past toured England successful 2019 and drew the five-Test bid 2-2.

England has not held the urn since 2015 and requires an outright bid triumph to reclaim it.

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