India are currently scheduled to travel to Australia for a blockbuster Test series later this year and Hogg suggested it should be scrapped and Tim Paine's troops should play England instead.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting shared the vintage Ashes clash, terming it the 'best over' he has ever faced in his career.
Ponting was asked by Australia batsman David Warner to talk about some of his greatest Ashes memories on Instagram.
Bob Willis, a former England cricket captain and fast bowler, has died. He was 70.
Ben Stokes followed his World Cup final heroics with another knock of epic proportions as England won the Headingley Test to stay alive in the Ashes series.
Stokes scored the winning four on Sunday in the afternoon session on Day 4 as England finished on 362-9 in the second innings in their chase of 359.
Steve Smith has overtaken Virat Kohli to become the second-fastest batsman to score 25 Tests tons and has also joined an exclusive list of players to score twin centuries in a Test match.
Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Olly Stone miss out from the XI while opener Jason Roy starts for the Three Lions in the opening clash which begins August 1.
Alastair Cook called time on his career after the five-match Test series against India last year, which England won 4-1.
Jason Roy only played twice in Surrey's championship-winning 2018 season and managed to score a century against Essex in the final round.
The 25-year-old said that he is preparing himself well for the swinging conditions in England and is getting better and better with each passing day.
Paine said that the banned dup have plenty of 'runs in the bank' and once their suspension will come to an end (March 28), the duo will be welcomed back.
After enduring a 2-1 series loss to India, Paine is encouraged by Australia's Ashes prospects before suspended skipper Steve Smith and deputy David Warner re-join the team.
Kohli, who tackled the English bowling attack on his own in the 2018 Test series, gave the Kangaroos some key pointers to take care of while facing bowlers like James Anderson and Stuart Broad in swinging conditions.
"We don't go out there to try and lose games of cricket, we go out there to try and win and play the best way we can," said Smith.
The Gentlemen's game has brought out the very best of every player in Test cricket, especially when it comes to clinching a win by a few meagre runs. Here are the narrowest Test wins in cricket history.
Australia would go on to lose narrowly, then escape with a draw at Old Trafford despite being thoroughly outplayed, but it was England who won the series 2-1.
Vajpayee was elected from the Lucknow constituency in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 and had represented the state’s capital in the Lok Sabha for five consecutive terms.
England's first Test against Ireland is scheduled for four days at Lord's before the Ashes next year. The England-Ireland Test is scheduled for July 24-27, 2019.
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