He also believes that the series will define the Bazball approach of the team, besides the captain and coaches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cEngland say it won\u2019t but it will. This series usually defines England captains and coaches, and this one will,\u201d Hussain told The Athletic when asked if the Ashes will define the team\u2019s approach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"You\u2019ve got to add context. Australia are firm favourites. England have not won a single one of their last 15 Tests in Australia. That\u2019s hard, cold facts. Fifteen Tests, drawn two, lost 13. It shows how hard it is to go to Australia and win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"So if they win it down there for the first time since 2010-11 \u2014 and before then, you have to go back to Mike Gatting in 1986-87 \u2014 of course it will define this team. Our record in Australia has been abysmal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"If England win the Ashes (managing director) Rob Key, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum will say: \u2018There you are, we told you so\u2019. But if they lose it, it will be others saying, \u2018Same old story,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hussain evolved from a rebellious figure in English cricket to one of the most important captains, helping England rise from being the lowest-ranked Test team in 1999. After rebuilding their respect, confidence, and professionalism with coach Duncan Fletcher, he passed the captaincy to Michael Vaughan, who then led England to their historic Ashes victory in 2005.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He was brutally honest in sharing his opinion, stating that England\u2019s major game plan over the past few years has centred on how to beat the Aussies in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis is going to be a special series because it does feel like the culmination for this regime. Not the end, but this is what they\u2019ve built up to. They came in not long after an Ashes drubbing and the whole game plan for the last three and a half years has been about how to win in Australia. Rightly or wrongly,\u201d he mentioned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He was brutally honest in sharing his opinion, stating that England\u2019s major game plan over the past few years has centred on how to beat the Aussies in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe thing I really like about it is that they are not overly concerned about what other people think. They don\u2019t worry about the reaction. I like that. I like the attitude of, \u2018This is how we\u2019re doing it, and we\u2019ll live or die by it.\u2019 I am a fan of the way England play. I can see why they hate it being called Bazball because that makes it sound like it\u2019s the only way they play. It has been refined over time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n