The Cricket Paper’s Ashes Team Of The Series

ZAK CRAWLEY
5 matches, 480 runs @ 53.33, 1 hundred, 2 fifties
A remarkable few weeks for an opener who entered the series with an average of 28.26 after 34 Tests but with the wholehearted backing of England’s management. Crawley kicked off the series with an iconic cover drive for four and delivered a stunning 182ball 189 at Old Trafford. Only Usman Khawaja finished with more runs across the five Tests.
USMAN KHAWAJA
5 matches, 496 runs @ 49.60, 1 hundred, 3 fifties
Having been dropped during tours of England in 2013 and 2019, Khawaja finally conquered the Dukes in 2023, finishing as t...

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