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The changes both sides must consider ahead of the second Ashes Test

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7th August, 2019
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There’s not a whole lot of time to celebrate our first Test victory, with the second Ashes Test getting underway at Lord’s in under a week.

While Australia will likely remember the first Test victory fondly for a long time, it wasn’t a perfect performance by any stretch – will changes be needed for the second game?

That’s not even mentioning the sweeping changes England may be forced to make following their bitterly disappointing effort.

What changes should both sides be looking to make ahead of the second Test at Lord’s?

We got Roar cricket expert David Schout on the Game of Codes podcast to analyse what selection changes both countries might have in store for the pivotal encounter on Wednesday night.

Listen to the discussion:

Do Australia look to swap out James Pattinson or Peter Siddle for a more established option in Mitchell Starc or Josh Hazlewood? Does the Lord’s pitch benefit them, or should the victorious first Test quartet get the nod regardless?

Do England have the reserves capable of mending their middle-order woes? Was Edgbaston the last we’ll see of Moeen Ali in an Ashes series?

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