Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to look ahead to the start of the Ashes series on Friday. They discuss how big an impact Moeen Ali will make on his return, and how much of an influence Ben Stokes will be throughout the series. They also hear exclusively from the England vice-captain Ollie Pope and the England bowler Stuart Broad. Bharat Sundaresan joins us to reflect on Australia's 209-run win over India in the World Test Championship final, and discuss some of their selection headaches heading into the first Test, and we discuss England's 15-player squad named for the Women's Ashes Test Match next week.

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