AUSSIE WILL SET THE PACE

ENGLAND have turned to Australian David Saker to oversee their fast bowlers in the Ashes as Tim Southee is unavailable for most of the series.

- BY DAVID CHARLESWORTH

Saker (inset) first coached England's pacemen between 2010 and 2015 - including in 2010-11 when they last won an away Ashes series - and he reprised the role in their 2022 T20 World Cup triumph in Australia.