Smith rues absence of seam stars

Steve Smith believes England may have picked the wrong bowlers for the Ashes, suggesting Australian wickets will be better suited to seam and swing than an all-out pace attack.

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The tourists are heavily relying on speed merchants led by Jofra Archer and Mark Wood for the five-Test showdown, with Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue also in the squad.

Almost all of them can deliver rockets in excess of 145kph, but none are seen as traditional seamers.

Smith, who will captain Australia at the first Test at Perth next week with Pat Cummins injured, said the wickets could better suit bowlers like James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Both those prolific stalwarts, who excelled with swing and seam, are now retired.