Do England have a good enough team to win the Ashes next year ?

[PhoenixFire]

In my first season of First Grade cricket, I was placed in a super short cover for the opening batsmen. There was a bit in the pitch. I had a ball smashed at me and dropped it, was pretty shattered. Captain came up and said, "Doesn't matter, you weren't there for the catch. We just want to get him driving, so we bring you in close to further entice it. Maybe make him hit it a bit harder, because once he gets it past you there's a boundary for the taking."

Wouldn't it make more sense if they just left the cover area with no fielders, wouldn't that entice him more?