Former England bowler and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew: “Frankly, I am unable to see England profitable the Ashes with out Ben Stokes.
“He is a talismanic determine, a resourceful chief, however greater than something, his bowling is vital. He is crucial in that division. All the bowlers, together with him, do have health issues.
“Stokes has to play 4 out of the 5 Exams for England to win.
“For Australia, Travis Head might be an fascinating character to observe. I believe England are going to bombard him and bowl with nice hostility at him. And he hasn’t had an awesome begin to the Australian season.
“Clearly, Steve Smith is essential to their batting, however I believe Head is simply too. There’s a variety of uncertainty about how Australia are going to bat and he can change the sport in the middle of an hour.
“England could have some critical plans for Head – he’ll must go and purchase some further padding, and he would not play the quick ball nicely. But when he does get away with it and does discover a approach of adapting to that assault, then I believe he’s probably probably the most harmful batsman within the Australian facet.”
