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New Delhi: Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the 5 Test series between England and Australia. The Ashes 2025-26 starts from November 21. Even before the start of the series, rhetoric has started from both teams. Former Australian captain Steve Smith has said that it will not be easy for England to play in Australia. It would be difficult for him to bear the Australian bowling attack.

Talking to Sky Sports, Smith said, “I have watched a recent Test series between India and England. After a long time, I saw the best Test series.

The former Australian captain said, “Our team consists of experienced bowlers who have been playing for a long time and have been successful. So I have been eagerly waiting for summer. I think it is going to be a great series. We like to play in front of aggressive audiences from both sides. So this series is going to be thrilling.”

Smith praised the England batsman Joe Root, saying, “His performance in the last two years has been great. He has been scoring big scores. But, I hope he will not be able to score a century in the upcoming series.”

Those who are running in the root test format in the form. He has scored 13,543 runs and is 2,378 runs away from Sachin Tendulkar, who holds the record of the highest runs. Route, who scored 39 centuries in Tests, has not been able to score a single century in Australia.

Smith said that we have done well in Test cricket in the last four years and made it to the finals of the World Test Championship twice. Circumstances in Australia will be favorable to us and we will overshadow England.

Steve Smith is the strength of Australia’s middle order. Smith has scored 3,417 runs in 37 Tests against England. He has scored 10,477 runs in 212 innings of 119 Tests with the help of 36 centuries and 43 half -centuries. His highest score is 239.