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England and Australia's rivalry go back to 1882 and with every passing series, it has intensified. This year's series will be the 71st and currently, the Aussies have the coveted urn, which they won in 2016-17.
Getting underway on August 1 with the first Ashes Test in Birmingham, the inaugural WTC will see the top nine Test teams in the world compete in 71 Test matches across 27 series, played over two years.
While Usman Khawaja looks fully fit, there was another injury scare for Australia after David Warner was hit at the nets by paceman Michael Neser.
The first Test of the five-match series starts on August 1st at Edgbaston and it also marks the beginning of the World Test Championships.
Uncapped Michael Neser was the surprise selection in the squad that is aiming to retain the urn and win in England for the first time since 2001.
Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey feels that it is great to have Steve Waugh's knowledge during the 2019 Ashes against England.
Joe Root said that the transition from one-day to Duke ball cricket will be easy for the team as England are set to play against Ireland in a four-day Test at Lord's from July 24.
Australia were defeated by South Africa by 10 runs and as a result, the team finished at the second spot in the tournament standings with 14 points from nine matches and will now play England in the semis.
England have slid to the fourth position in the 10-team standings with eight points from seven games after back to back defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia respectively.
The loss to Australia's was the second consecutive loss for England after their shocking defeat against Sri Lanka on June 21.
On Tuesday, Australia rode on a brilliant hundred from Aaron Finch as they posted a competitive total of 285/7 in challenging conditions at the Lord's and then beat England by 64 runs.
Mitchell Starc entered the Lord's Cricket Ground with 15 wickets under his belt and left with 19 wickets in the World Cup after grabbing three wickets against England.
Jason Roy tore his hamstring during England's win over West Indies and has since not featured in games against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Steve Smith scored a magnificent 102-ball 116 on Saturday in the World Cup warm-up game in Southampton which Australia won by 12 runs.
Vaughan said the return of Smith and Warner and the bowling unit have bolstered Australia's chances, but the change of ball could ultimately prove to be a telling blow for the visitors.
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.
Buttler's 21-ball half-century was the fastest by an England player in this format of cricket.
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