Perth, Nov. 20 -- Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has delivered his predictions on the upcoming Ashes series, offering his thoughts on the key players for Australia and England and his predicted series scoreline, as per the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Ponting spoke in depth about the Ashes with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review, and the Australian great believes the upcoming series will be a lot closer than many experts are predicting.

While Australia have held the Ashes since 2018 and has lost just four Test matches to England on home soil since the turn of the century, Ponting believes England will be competitive during the five-match Test series Down Under.

"I don't ...