England are yet to defeat them in an Ashes Test in Australia for more than a decade.
Legendary Australian pacer Glenn McGrath has recently predicted the final scoreline of the Ashes 2025. This comes shortly after the conclusion of a five-match long Test series between England and India. Notably, Australia will host their arch-rivals England for the Ashes 2025, which will commence on November 21.
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The former bowler emphasised England’s recent match stats on Australian soil while claiming that his side would completely outplay them to win all the fixtures of the five-match series at home. Notably, England are yet to defeat them in an Ashes Test in Australia for more than a decade as the hosts have secured three consecutive home Ashes series with the scorelines of 5-0, 4-0, and 4-0, respectively.
“It’s very rare for me to make a prediction and I can’t make a different one — 5-0. Plus, that track record England have had, it’d be interesting to see if they can win a Test,” he stated on a BBC Radio show.
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Moreover, England also failed to win an Ashes series at home since defeating Australia 3-2 in 2015. They have levelled the latest two series 2-2 in 2019 and 2023. The English side has also showcased a similar performance against India in the red-ball format in recent times. After the 2022 series draw, they also failed to clinch the series this time around, even after getting the upper hand multiple times over a young and less experienced Indian squad.
While urging the visitors to “strengthen” their bowling unit ahead of the much-anticipated Ashes, the 55-year-old has also felt that the upcoming series would hold immense importance to one of the star England players, Joe Root. The batter’s stats while playing in Australia strongly establish McGrath’s take as it reads — 892 runs in 14 matches, including nine half-centuries, at an average of 35.68.
However, Root has been enjoying an elite form in the longest format of the game in recent years. The batter who has notched up 2,127 runs in 23 matches since 2024, including nine tons and sixty fifty-plus scores, may also overturn his lean patch throughout the years in the upcoming series.
“This series will be a big one for Root. He’s never really done that well in Australia. He has not even got a 100 over there. Brook is the one I’ve enjoyed watching. The Australians will need to get on him pretty early,” added the pacer.
He has also banked on England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook to have a memorable Ashes 2025, after his impressive performance against India in the recent Test series. Notably, England’s Player of the Series, Brook (481), finished as the second highest run-getter of this series, just behind their former captain Root(537).
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