The reason for having the down under Ashes series now is that in previous years the England team were [percieved to be] disadvantaged in their preparations for the ODI World cup because it was always preceded by the long Ashes tour down under. So this year they broke the cycle to resolve this...
The Gabba is BRISBANE - we played the first test there.
I think you might mean the WACA - Perth, we play the 3rd test there starting Friday.
And yes, I agree, Finn's height and pace could provide a bit of Mitchell medicine to the convicts on the Perth track.
I've not seen the footage of this dismissal but something looks very very wrong here. Cook bats left-handed so his right shoulder should be aligned towards the bowler and his front foot will be his right side too. Yet in this clip, his left foot is in front of his right leg which would...