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England captain Joe Root has labelled Australia spinner Nathan Lyon's pre-Ashes comments as "bizarre".

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With the Ashes now only a matter of hours away, Sky Sports Cricket's pundits have given their predictions for the hotly-anticipated series.

England begin their Ashes defence in Brisbane on Thursday - at a ground where they have not won since 1986 and Australia have not lost since 1988.

Joe Root is proud of how his players are dealing with the "external noise" in Australia and feels relaxed ahead of his first Ashes series as England captain.

In a pre-Ashes Hit for Six, Bob Willis makes his series prediction, raises eyebrows at Australia's squad, discusses the Baggy Greens' dominance at The Gabba and hails Man City's "best" side of all time.

The 2017/18 Ashes gets underway in Brisbane on Thursday.

David Warner and Shaun Marsh are injury doubts for Australia ahead of the first Ashes Test with Glenn Maxwell called-up as cover.

Australia and England go head to head in the Ashes, starting this Thursday at the Gabba - but what are the key battles that will decide the fate of the urn this time around?

Sky Sports pundit Michael Atherton previews the upcoming Ashes series in Australia.