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Injury-Hit England Fighting To Turn Corner In Ashes Climax

By AFP News January 12, 2022 • 10:37 AM View: 949

A patched-up England head to an Ashes finale against Australia under lights in Hobart on Friday buoyed by a fighting draw in Sydney but consumed by injury worries and selection dilemmas.

The tourists finally stopped the rot on a gruelling tour last week with their nail-biting last-wicket hold-out at the Sydney Cricket Ground to prevent a 5-0 whitewash.

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