In 2019, Tim Paine famously said he could name 15 venues more intimidating than Edgbaston, so we asked the current crop of Aussie Ashes stars to name the places they believed held greater sway than the Birmingham ground
Other players were trying to speak truth whereas Lyon was having fun naming literally every ground he could remember.Looking forward to him showing his class against a rampant England batting unit.
Im from Pakistan, however born in England, and so in cricket I support Pakistan. I'm not sure what it is, but I love watching Australia play, and usually whatever team their versing (except pakistan), I hope that they win. I'll be hoping Moeen Ali does well, but other than that, I want to see Labuschagne, Smith, Kawaja, Head all bat well. Abit of a cheeky one from me, considering I play club cricket in England.
Smith: Yeah, Birmingham's pretty scary. Labuschagne: South Africa's more intimidating. Khawaja: This chat is rubbish. Who even thinks about that? Green: I want no part of this. Lyon: Adelaide, Sydney, Cape Town, Ahmedabad, Kandy, Coffs Harbour, Scarborough, Buckingham Palace, Smithy's backyard, Newstead Rec Reserve, Whyalla, Jupiter...
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil.
It’s not intimidating. It’s raucous! You’ve got to love that kind of atmosphere. Just don’t go dropping a catch in-front of the Hollies stand. We can make fun of that all day long.
