England’s multi-format Ashes sure gamers had an attention-grabbing flight to Queensland, with newly topped T20 champions and bitter rivals Australia, as each side put together for the marquee occasion beginning subsequent month. According to cricket.com.au, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, David Malan, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood and members of the English teaching workers landed right here on Tuesday with the victorious Australian workforce on the identical constitution flight.
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The flight was booked to make sure compliance of COVID-19 protocols to each the squads earlier than getting into the quarantine at Gold Coast. England have been set to win the T20 World Cup after an excellent Super 12 efficiency, which included an eight-wicket haul from Australia, however the Eoin Morgan-led aspect fell to New Zealand within the semi-finals.
Australia, alternatively, peaked at simply the appropriate time and clinched their maiden T20 World Cup after beating Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand within the closing on Sunday. “There’s a bunch of cricketers who won’t be having fun with it, and that is England’s Ashes participant. It may very well be an attention-grabbing aircraft journey,” former England captain Mike Atherton jokingly advised Sky Sports after Australia’s win within the closing.
While Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood had dismissed the concept sharing the identical flight can be inconvenient, his English counterpart Mark Wood was intrigued by the prospect of flying with the Aussies, who had simply completed their first T20 World Cup. Cup is received. Ashes. “It shall be superb, we have now performed a number of cricket with him – county cricket and IPL. Everybody is aware of everyone, all of us go effectively,” Hazlewood mentioned on Monday.
“I can’t see them (Australia) win the match. It’s going to be unbearable,” Wood had advised the BBC. “You can look them in the eyes and congratulate them, but when you are about to leave for the Ashes series against them, the last thing you want is for them to feel confident and feel confident about you. waving trophies in his face. Been there,” Wood mentioned.
Both the groups will play the primary Test on the Gabba from December 8.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
