England cricketing legend Geoffrey Boycott has claimed that the upcoming Ashes series is 'England's best chance of winning in Australia for years'.
The upcoming Ashes series starts in a little over a week, with day one of the first Ashes test in Perth on November 21 selling out in July, with the four other test matches seeing similar ticket sales.
Boycott, who scored 8,114 runs across 108 test matches for England, explained that the current Australian team isn't that good, in his opinion.
"This is England’s best chance of winning in Australia for years," he wrote in a column for the UK Telegraph.
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"Marnus Labuschagne is back, but has had an awful year in Test cricket. Opener Usman Khawaja is 38, and they are unsure about his opening partner... Cummins will be missed as a bowler and a leader.
"In the batting, Australia depend a great deal on Steve Smith and Travis Head. The rest are not special."
Boycott said his biggest concern about the upcoming Ashes series was the lack of preparation from England, which he described as 'madness'.
“England’s preparation has been madness... If they win in Australia, it will be in spite of their lack of match practice, not because of it. Match practice would give them a better chance.
“I played in two Ashes-winning teams in Australia, and I believe you need to be put under pressure so you can fine-tune your skills.
“Fierce, competitive matches are the best preparation for the tough Test cricket to come. This modern-day preparation borders on foolish to players of my generation."