Four issues facing Australia before Ashes series

Four issues facing Australia before Ashes series

Australia’s bid to win back World Test Championships ended in disappointment after they lost an engrossing final to South Africa at Lord’s.

The next assignment for Pat Cummins’ side is a three-Test tour of West Indies which starts in Barbados on 25 June.

Beyond that there is, of course, a highly-anticipated Ashes series against England on the horizon later this year.

Cummins said after Australia’s five-wicket defeat there are some big calls to be made over the next few weeks.

“After this Test match, everyone is thrown back into the conversation so it’s a bit of a reset for the first Test [in West Indies],” Cummins said.

“We’ve obviously got a team here that got us to the final so it’s about when do we feel it’s the right time to change.

“We’ve got a few weeks until that first game against West Indies so we will take some time to digest this game before we sit down to think about that.”

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald acknowledged there are “some decisions to make” and “relevant questions around our batting and bowling depth”.

BBC Sport takes a closer look at some of the issues facing the Aussies which might give England some heart before they begin their bid to regain the urn in Perth on 21 November.

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