Aussies put faith in allrounders, England promise all-out attack Rather like the information peddled by the profusion of apps purporting to accurately forecast Manchester's miserable weather, the view from the rival Ashes camps ahead of the fourth Test presents a glaring contrast. Depending on whose word you take, Old Trafford might be beset by wet weather on Friday morning and/or all-day Saturday and/or/perhaps until lunchtime Sunday. England skipper Ben Stokes, who knows a bit about northern climes having grown up in Cumbria on the cusp of the Lake District 200km up the M6 from Manchester, believes the match could be so compromised by rain his team might play even more aggressively to try and force a win.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/manchester-forecast-rain-could-dictate-tactics-fourth-ashes-test-australia-england-cummins-stokes/2023-07-19

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