{"id":307601,"date":"2023-06-13T21:58:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=307601"},"modified":"2023-06-13T22:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T22:58:28","slug":"chappell-whacks-stupidity-of-ashes-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=307601","title":{"rendered":"Chappell whacks 'stupidity' of Ashes 'nightmare'"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Australian Test cricket<\/a> captain Ian Chappell<\/a> has taken a swing at Ashes<\/a> administrators over the series' scheduling, with the first ball to be bowled on Friday night (AEST).<\/p>\n

The first Test will be played at Edgbaston from June 16, with the fifth and last Test starting on July 27 at The Oval.<\/p>\n

Overall, \ufeffboth sides could play 25 days of cricket in 46 days.<\/p>\n

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\ufeffChappell is not hiding his dissatisfaction at the decision.<\/p>\n

"It's ridiculous, the schedule, I mean the schedule's been ridiculous for a long time but that is stupidity," he said on Wide World of Sports' Outside the Rope<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

"There's not a Test played in August so that tells you how quickly they're playing them.<\/p>\n

"It's a nightmare for all players, both physically and mentally, particularly the fast bowlers and I don't think there's any way in the world that either side is going to get through five Tests using the same bowling players all the way.<\/p>\n

\"Ian<\/p>\n

"I think the extra players are going to come in handy and that's one thing that'll probably suit Australia."<\/p>\n

Australia's depth in the fast bowling ranks \ufeffis a major advantage, with quicks Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc, and spinners Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy forming a bowling squad while Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh are the all-rounders. Michael Neser has also been in England playing county cricket and was in the World Test Championship squad.<\/p>\n

Watch \ufeffevery ball of the Ashes series live and exclusive on Nine and<\/strong> 9Now<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Test spinner Steve O'Keefe admitted he wouldn't like to see Australia return to the days of a rotation policy made famous by former high-performance manager Pat Howard but doesn't expect to see bowlers from both sides get through five Tests. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"I'd like to think not \ufeffbut I do agree with Ian that the scheduling is pretty poor and it's going to be a big ask," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Nathan<\/p>\n

"Mark Wood, he played four Tests in Australia and he even said himself that he felt exhausted after playing that – I mean I'm not sure why, some of those Tests ended in three days, particularly the one in Hobart so I'm not sure what he was carrying on about there.<\/p>\n

"I think the locks for Australia will be Cummins and Lyon, Cummins it's going to be a big ask for him to play five but I think he's prepared – listening to his commentary before this Test series he said I'd like to come in under prepared (rather) than over prepared."<\/p>\n

O'Keefe added the different preparation from players will be a positive for the side.<\/p>\n

"A couple of batters have had some nice hits, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith have had a nice lead-in playing some county cricket and the rest of them had a soft lead in playing a bit of golf, playing a bit of cricket, and have eased their way into it but all in all I think they're well prepared."<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

One of the major question marks around the Australian bowling line-up will be who they choose out of Boland and Hazlewood.<\/p>\n

Boland starred for Australia in its World Test Championship victory while Hazlewood continues to \ufeffstruggle with injury. O'Keefe said Boland is the "irresistible pick".<\/p>\n

"He makes the basics look so easy and effortless, although there is a lot of magic behind what he does, he can move the ball subtly each way and I think the way he set up Virat Kohli in the (WTC final) match showed his class.<\/p>\n

"Josh Hazlewood, I mean he's taken 200 Test wickets and he's a great guy to fall back onto but over the last two years due to injuries he's only played four Tests, so I think they want to go into this first test making a statement, I think they go with Boland but I do think there will be some rotation through this series."<\/p>\n

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