Ben Stokes, left, insists England won't curb their aggression while Steve Smith is interested to see how home batsmen perform against Australia's attack. REUTERS Previous NextEnglish cricket's "Bazball" revolution is about to get its ultimate test, as the Ashes - the most famous Test cricket series of them all - starts today with the promise that the five matches between England and Australia could be among the wildest since the first one was played in 1882. Under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, England have gone all-out in attack and won 12 of their last 17 Tests. In Australia, they are taking on just that: the newly crowned world Test champions. And the message from the Australians, who beat India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Sunday?