Australia will take on England in the upcoming five-match Ashes series, starting with the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 8. With Tim Paine stepping down as captain following the ‘sexting’ scandal, Cricket Australia (CA) appointed pacer Pat Cummins as the captain of the Test team, with former captain Steve Smith as his deputy. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell, however, feels that making Smith vice-captain is a “controversial choice”. “Cummins is the right choice as captain. He is the most inspirational cricketer Australia has ever produced. If a teammate isn’t inspired by Cummins’ heartfelt leadership, he’s playing the wrong grade,” Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo. Used to be.”
“However, Steven Smith as vice-captain is a controversial choice. How is Smith’s leadership sentence a different burden to David Warner?” He wrote further.
“Cheating is cheating and both players were involved in the offense at Newlands in 2018. In that case, their punishment should be the same but they are not.”
Talking about England’s chances in the series, Chappell feels the visitors will have to put up a strong show in the opening Test, otherwise Australia will have no problem retaining the Ashes in front of the home crowd.
“It is the toughest Ashes series to understand. First, there are controversies for both sides to assess; the Tim Paine crisis and the Azim Rafiq Yorkshire debacle. Then, neither team has played very serious cricket in the build-up and So it is difficult to equate the heirs of each side.”
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“However, it is still the Ashes and one team will gain an advantage over the other. It looks like England will have to quickly establish their credentials at the Gabba or they will be overtaken by an Aussie in the ascendancy.
He said, “England have that opportunity in the first Test. There is an unknown amount of pitch about the pitch, Ben Stokes returning as a full-fledged all-rounder, and Pat Cummins has yet to establish his captaincy credentials. “
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