England's style of play will remain same for any bowling attack: Collingwood

THE World Test Championship is over, but not the summer of Test cricket for Australia. The Ashes — the age-old rivalry between Australia and England — gets underway with the first Test at Edgbaston on Friday.

- SIDDANTH NAIR

While the new England, with Bazball to their fore, will be looking to get the urn back, Pat Cummins will be keen not to let go of what he and his teammates had won at home a couple of years ago.

The visitors came close to winning The Ashes for the first time since 2001 last time around under Tim Paine, but let go off the advantage in the fifth Test to draw the series in 2-2. His successor Cummins, who started his stint as Test captain with an Ashes win at home, has come a long way in the last couple of years.

At the height of his powers, he will be taking on Ben Stokes, who too, has been on a revival journey himself since taking over as Test captain of England. In essence, the next few weeks will be all about the two captains — albeit following different kinds of approach on the field — trying to outdo one another.