Ashes 2021-22: David Lloyd Predicts England To Win The Marquee Series By 4-0

Former England cricketer David Lloyd has predicted that Joe Root-led England will win the upcoming Ashes 2021-22 series by 4-0 and will reclaim the urn.

The marquee Ashes 2021-22 series is all set to begin from December 8 at the Gabba, the second Test of the series will be played at Adelaide Oval from December 16, the third match will be played from December 26 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, the fourth Test will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground from January 5 and the last Test match will be played from January 14.

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Writing in his latest column for the Daily Mail, cricketer-turned-commentator David Lloyd stated that he was disappointed with the Ashes squad announced by England and thought they will get whitewashed in the series against Australia. However, his opinions have changed after the addition of Ben Stokes to the team and he feels that England will win by 4-0. He stated:

“It was all doom and gloom as far as I was concerned the day England announced their Ashes squad. Where was the fire? Where was the aggression? The pace? I couldn’t see anything other than a 5-0 Australia win.”

“But things have changed. Not only have they added a fit-again Ben Stokes — and I’m told he is firing on all cylinders — but there has been a massive shifting of the goalposts. And that’s left me feeling much more optimistic. I’ll now go 4-0 to the tourists!”

My Concern Remains England’s Openers – David Lloyd

David Lloyd stated that his only concern is about the England openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed. Llyod feels that Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed have not got good batting technique. He elaborated:

“My concern remains England’s openers. Rory Burns is still batting with a technique that no one has ever succeeded with in Test cricket, and Haseeb Hameed reminds me of a schoolboy trying to have his turn to bat. You can’t block your way to success in Australia.”

“Yes, you have to defend well — one of the greatest attacking batsmen of them all, Viv Richards, had a fantastic defence — but you have to score, and I just don’t see Hameed as ‘game savvy’.”

“I desperately want both openers to do well, but I have far more confidence in the rest of the team. It’s a team I can see upsetting the odds and winning the Ashes.”

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