LONDON: West Indies batting great
Brian Lara has predicted that newly-crowned World Cup champions England will defeat Australia in the ongoing
Ashes
series.
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Lara also said that England skipper
Joe Root will end the series, which started on Thursday, with the highest runs while speedster Chris Woakes be the leading wicket-taker.
"My predictions for the
Ashes 2019
, winners: England; most runs: Joe Root; most wickets: Chris Woakes," Lara tweeted.
On the opening day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Steve Smith scored a brilliant century to save Australia the blushes as the visitors posted 284.
England pacers
Stuart Broad (5/86) and Woakes (3/58) tore through Australia's batting line-up picking up eight wickets together.
Australia are the holders of the Ashes going into the series, having won in 2017–18. The two sides will play five Test matches in England.
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