Former skipper Michael Vaughan stated that if Joe Root-led side “get on a roll” early on in the Ashes series beginning December 8 when the mega Ashes series will start.
“I think this England Test match team are the kind of side that if they get on a roll and they get playing well, they’ll be fine. But if they start badly – so get out of Brisbane having got a hammering – it is going to be a long tour,” said Vaughan.
England and Waes Cricket Board stated in a statement that they gave “conditional” approval to the Ashes series, that was speculated to be cancelled.
Vaughan, who captained England to the Ashes series win in 2005, added that Australia could even make a clean sweep in the series. “This series could be 5-0,” he told ABC Sport on Friday.
“It could be 5-0 because you’ve got to be realistic, because (in) the last four tours of Australia, England has lost 5-0 twice, 4-0 once and they obviously won in 2010/11, 3-1.”
“Going 1-0 up, bowling India out for 36 at the Adelaide Oval, (India captain) Virat Kohli going home and then not to win that series – (that) tells me they (Australia) are a vulnerable team,” Vaughan said.
“I don’t think they are anything like an Australian side of old. I think they are a good team, (they’ve) got a very good bowling attack but they’re certainly vulnerable.”
Vaughan also urged for a very competitive England side for the warm-up games ahead of Ashes.
