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Former Australian captain Tim Paine singled out Pat Cummins & Company to retain the Ashes with a 4-1 victory. The 38-year-old believes the extra pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood would have been useful for England.
With a 2-0 lead after two Tests, Australia’s noses are well ahead. The visitors won their first Test at Edgbaston by two wickets and emerged victorious by 43 runs in a controversial second match at Lord’s.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Payne felt it all started with England’s questionable declaration on the first day of the First Test. The former Australian captain saw it to be 4-1 unless Mark Wood could pull off an inspirational spell.
“England may have taken it a step too far. The advertising (in the first Test), the way they talk in the media. It’s all taken over. Having someone like Jofra Archer and Mark Wood introduces a whole different dynamic.” “If you’ve got someone bowling that fast, it’s a very different feeling in the changing rooms when you’re waiting to bat. I’d go for 4-1 depending on whether Wood turns up because he can throw a spell that can blow a Test wide open.”
Wood, who is in the squad, has yet to play a Test. However, Jofra Archer’s elbow injury resurfaced a month before the Ashes, ruling him out the entire summer.
“No fear factor whatsoever” – Tim Paine on Olly Robinson
Payne further emphasized that Ollie Robinson does not inject this fear factor among batters, given that he lacks the sheer speed of wood and archer.
“Going up against someone like that versus someone like Ollie Robinson is a different challenge,” he said. “No fear factor at all. Just a challenge with the skill. Players like Lyon and Cummins don’t hang around for long when you have high pace. That’s why I was so confident at Edgbaston. I have no doubt the dynamic of the series would be different if England had them.” Archer or Wood are suitable.”
The two sides will meet at Headingley for the third Ashes test, starting on 6 July.
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