England Will 'comfortably' Win Ashes If Stokes Plays Full Part - Ramprakash

England will hit Australia "quite comfortably" successful nan Ashes if skipper Ben Stokes is fresh capable to play each 5 Tests, says erstwhile batter Mark Ramprakash.

The bid originates connected Friday successful Perth pinch England looking to triumph nan urn down nether for nan first clip since 2010-11.

Stokes has recovered from a enarthrosis rumor to play but has missed matches successful each of England's past 3 bid because of injuries.

Ramprakash, who besides worked pinch Stokes during his clip arsenic England batting coach, pointed to nan all-rounder's expertise to equilibrium nan broadside but besides his leadership.

"He seems to really link pinch his team-mates," Ramprakash told BBC Radio 5 Live's connected their Ashes preview show.

"He knows really difficult it is to beryllium an world cricketer.

"He gives them his afloat backing and has awesome empathy to understand nan ups and downs."

Stokes' astir caller wounded ruled him retired of nan 5th Test against India successful nan summer, which nan visitors won to tie nan bid 2-2.

He besides missed a Test successful Pakistan past wintertime aft tearing his hamstring successful nan summertime and limped retired of a lucifer successful New Zealand successful December having repeated nan injury.

"If he is not successful nan mediate to make those decisions, to cognize erstwhile to backmost his bowlers, erstwhile to attack, that is simply a monolithic vacuum," Ramprakash said.

"If Ben Stokes plays these 5 Tests past I deliberation England triumph and triumph rather comfortably."

Stokes has been nan attraction of nan hostilities from nan Australian media since arriving successful Perth, pinch 1 section insubstantial describing him arsenic "England's Cocky Captain Complainer".

Stokes and immoderate different England players were besides pictured connected nan play people connected Monday - an evident effort to mobility nan side's preparations.

Stokes' region coach, Western Australian Ryan Campbell, criticised nan headlines and questioned nan logic successful targeting Stokes earlier nan series.

"I sewage a spot shirty astir it," Durham coach Campbell said. "I want WA to put connected a bully show. I don't want that stuff.

"Everyone wants to opportunity thing smart. A batch of it you person to return pinch a pinch of salt.

"There is 2 blokes I wouldn't person a ace astatine - that is Ben Stokes and Joe Root.

"They are nan calmest and return it connected committee to springiness backmost successful spades. Pick your targets a spot better."

Stokes has already produced a number of celebrated Ashes moments, starting pinch a period successful his 2nd Test against Australia successful Perth during nan 2013-14 tour.

The astir celebrated was his bonzer match-winning period astatine Headingley successful 2019 and spinner Jack Leach - his last batting partner that time - said he was inspired by Australia's aggression during that knock.

"[David] Warner had been going astatine him," Leach said.

"He said [at nan extremity of time three] 'I americium not stepping disconnected that transportation until we person won nan game' and was really fired up. Obviously he ended up doing it."

Leach added: "[Root] does it successful a quieter way. He is, heavy down, beautiful motivated for this.

"There has been a batch of chat astir him never scoring a 100 successful Australia truthful he is going successful pinch a batch to prove."