Mel Jones joins Daggers and Lyds this week for a big Ashes preview. We discuss how huge Meg Lanning's injury will be for both sides and what this means for Alyssa Healy as Australia captain. We choose our potential lineups for the opener and ponder whether Lyds will manage to be at the ground on time for the first ball...

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