Melbourne, Oct. 23 -- Former England cricketer David Llyod made a bold claim that England will whitewash Australia by 5-0 on their Ashes tour to Australia, saying that Aussies are at "sixes and sevens" about their batting and the battle between Joe Root and Steve Smith will play a crucial role in determining the series outcome.

Llyod was speaking on SENQ Breakfast. England's away Ashes will start from November 21 onwards at Perth. The Three Lions would aim to win their first Ashes series in Australia since the 2010-11 triumph and their first overall since the 2015 series at home.

Speaking as quoted by Fox Cricket, Llyod said, "I hate predictions, I cannot be doing with them. I am going to turn into Glenn McGrath, it is going to be 5-0 E...