- Quest to regain Ashes:
Towards the end of the year, Australia are indeed lined up for their biggest series. No bilateral series in the history of the game remains as magnanimous as the Ashes, thus the expectations from Australia remain high as well. Australia went on to concede the coveted urn to England in 2013, and now would be eager to regain the urn. When they previously hosted the Ashes in 2013/14, the Kangaroos whitewashed England and demolished them. This time however, England look a formidable team and thereby, the task of regaining the Ashes seems quite a tough one.