20 great Ashes moments No19: Edgbaston 1981 – the forgotten miracle
Everyone remembers what happened at Headingley just nine days earlier, but few recall the details of the equally remarkable win in the fourth Test that put England ahead in the series 'I bowled well,...
View ArticleAshes 2013: pick the Greatest Ashes Moment from our final line-up
Our bid to find the Greatest Ashes Moment of all time is almost at an end! Over the last four weeks we've given you the chance to assess 40 of the outstanding displays and occasions in clashes between...
View ArticleMy greatest England Ashes XI
No Boycott, Greig or Gooch but of all the England players I have seen over the past four decades, here is my Ashes XI to play Australia Michael Vaughan was majestic against Australia in the 2002-3...
View ArticleAshes 2013: BBC Sport's all-time Ashes XI, courtesy of TMS
Ever fancied yourself as chairman of selectors? The BBC Test Match Special team - Vic Marks (VM), Ed Smith (ES), Jim Maxwell (JM), Phil Tufnell (PT) and Jonathan Agnew (JA) - have picked their...
View ArticleKey dates in Ashes history
NOTTINGHAM: England and Australia begin their latest clash for the Ashes at Nottingham's Trent Bridge ground on Wednesday. Below AFP Sport looks back at the key dates in more than a hundred years of...
View ArticleTest-playing nations' greatest XIs: who would you pick?
The best arguments in sport are those that can never be settled. So with this in mind, Mike Selvey set out to pick the best England Ashes XI he could muster from his 40 years or so of watching the...
View ArticleSwing, seam and James Anderson
When he first burst upon the international scene, fast bowler James Anderson was menacing when on song and pedestrian when he failed. While he left everyone who watched his decimating spell against...
View ArticleEngland v Australia: What are the Ashes and why do they matter?
When England's cricketers take to the field against Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Wednesday, they will be competing for one of sport's most historic prizes - the Ashes. But what are they?...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Five things we learnt at the thrilling battle of Trent Bridge
Hopes rest with Jimmy During this match, Jimmy Anderson’s worth to England became incalculable. Without him, they will not win the Ashes. True, it is the great players who make the difference but...
View ArticleEngland mull Bresnan case as Rankin eyes Ashes tour
LONDON, Sept 22: England know the bulk of a squad due to be announced on Monday for a tour of Australia that will see them try to win a fourth straight Ashes series for the first time since the 19th...
View ArticleMonty Panesar's England omission is sensible but he may return in winter
Simon Kerrigan will benefit from his inclusion in squad for fifth Test but Panesar might be more valuable in Australia Monty Panesar was fined by police in Brighton after urinating on bouncers who...
View ArticleThe Light Roller: Recalling familiar faces Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar...
A welcome return for an Ashes hero The recall of Chris Tremlett to the England squad for Old Trafford is a nod towards the winter's return Ashes series as much as anything more immediate. And if the...
View ArticleThe Ashes: James Taylor, Monty Panesar and Chris Tremlett are in the England...
Last Match: Thu 18 Jul, International test England RESULT Australia England win by 347 runs, Day 4 of 5 Next: Thu 1 Aug, International test England 11:00 Australia The Ashes: James Taylor, Monty...
View ArticleAshes 2013: England cover all bases with squad for new Old Trafford
Whether the pitch favours pace or spin England have an answer, as Test cricket returns to Manchester after a three-year absence England's Chris Tremlett, who has been included in the squad for the...
View ArticleTop Ten of 2009
As the build-up to the 2013 Ashes continues, we look back on the 2009 series and pick out the 10 critical moments which led to England regaining the urn. Tail wag in Cardiff Wales' first Test went...
View ArticleEngland ponders Bresnan fitness as Rankin eyes Ashes
London: England know the bulk of a squad due to be announced tomorrow for a tour of Australia that will see them try to win a fourth straight Ashes series for the first time since the 19th Century....
View ArticleEngland ponder Bresnan fitness as Rankin eyes Ashes
England know the bulk of a squad due to be announced Monday for a tour of Australia that will see them try to win a fourth straight Ashes series for the first time since the 19th Century. The fact...
View ArticleAshes squad: Five places are left so England's selectors have room for...
For the past few days, as Durham deftly annexed a Championship title with a spirit of community that can be neither bottled nor bought, there was a pressing question in the shires: what is the team...
View ArticleFreddie's farewell
After the drama of the 2005 series, dubbed by many as the Greatest Ever, Ashes fever gripped England once again when a new-look Australia arrived for the 2009 tour. There were a few notable absentees...
View ArticleAshes 2013: 'England desperate to beat Australia again'
In the eyes of some people I've been speaking to, the fifth Ashes Test match between England and Australia could be seen as a dead rubber - but neither side will be viewing it that way. England will...
View ArticleAshes sledges
Here at Sky Sports we love a bit of banter so agreeing on our favourite Ashes sledges was never going to be easy. But as we build towards this summer's series we've had a go at pulling together ten of...
View ArticleEngland's Ashes side continue grand tradition of bat, ball and bottle
Despite condemnation of the shenanigans at The Oval in the wake of the Ashes win, drinking is not new to English cricket Douglas Jardine leads his side out for the second Test in the 1932-33 Ashes...
View ArticleEngland v Australia: Alec Stewart's Ashes squad for winter series
This week I've put my selector's hat on and picked my England Ashes squad ahead of the official announcement on Monday. As ever, I started by writing down the dead certs - the established members of...
View ArticleJimmy Anderson joins the 300 club – and he's far from finished yet
History suggests that the England paceman's milestone against New Zealand could become a millstone, but all that expertise should help to prolong his bowling career England's Jimmy Anderson celebrates...
View ArticleBodyline: 80 years of cricket's greatest controversy
As Australian batsman Bert Oldfield collapsed, his skull fractured by a lightning-fast ball, the booing from the 50,000-strong Adelaide Oval crowd became a deafening howl. The England players, mouths...
View ArticleBest series ever?
The summer after another humbling Ashes defeat in 2002/3, Nasser Hussain quit as England captain. He handed the reins to the side's best player, and a man who had impressed in control of a young...
View ArticleAshes 2013 selection: England's five issues over who to pick for the tour in...
1. The batsmen Four of England’s preferred top five have played a combined 337 Tests between them. As an order, it is harder to qualify for than the Benedictine monkhood. Joining Alastair Cook (97...
View ArticleAshes 2013 selection: England's five issues over who to pick for the tour...
1. The batsmen Four of England’s preferred top five have played a combined 337 Tests between them. As an order, it is harder to qualify for than the Benedictine monkhood. Joining Alastair Cook (97...
View ArticleThe Joy of Six: Ashes openers
From the rise of The Don to Steve Harmison's woeful wide, half-a-dozen of the most memorable Australia v England starts Steve Harmison sends the first ball of the 2006-07 Ashes in the general...
View ArticleEngland’s five issues over Ashes selection
1. The batsmen Four of England’s preferred top five have played a combined 337 Tests between them. As an order, it is harder to qualify for than the Benedictine monkhood. Joining Alastair Cook (97...
View Article20 great Ashes moments No17: Flintoff and Lee's exchange at Edgbaston, 2005
The denouement of the greatest Test match between England and Australia will never be forgotten Brett Lee and Andrew Flintoff shake hands at the end of the Edgbaston 2005 Ashes Test. Photograph: Tom...
View ArticleNick Compton and Ben Stokes set for places on England's Ashes trip
Boyd Rankin and Monty Panesar – with reservations – should complete the four remaining slots in England's Ashes squad when the tour party for Australia is announced on Monday Ben Stokes, left, on his...
View ArticleAshes 2013-14: Adelaide ground guide, history and statistics
The genteel surroundings of the Adelaide Oval, next to the River Torrens and overlooked by St Peter's Cathedral, mean it has traditionally fared well when tourists are asked to name their favourite...
View ArticleTop Ten dismissals
We're counting down to a summer of Ashes cricket on Sky Sports. As we get ever closer to the 2013 series, we take a look back at the most memorable - and often the pivotal - wickets to fall in...
View ArticleDon domination
Many players have stamped their authority on Ashes series. Some have dominated individual series. A select few have even had series named after them. But no player has dominated the Ashes for so long...
View ArticleVote in Week Three of our poll to find the Greatest Ashes moment
skysports.com wants your help to find the Greatest Ashes Moment ever! We are running a series of polls throughout June, giving you the chance to assess 40 of the outstanding displays and occasions in...
View ArticleThe Ashes: England v Australia Test series - 50 days to go
In 50 days, the first of back-to-back Ashes series gets under way at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 10 July. From the number of balls Ian Botham needed to take five wickets for one run at Edgbaston in...
View ArticleVote in Week Two of our poll to find the Greatest Ashes moment
skysports.com wants your help to find the Greatest Ashes Moment ever! We are running a series of polls throughout June, giving you the chance to assess 40 of the outstanding displays and occasions in...
View ArticleVote in our poll to decide the greatest Ashes moment of all time
skysports.com wants your help to find the Greatest Ashes Moment ever! We are running a series of polls throughout June, giving you the chance to assess 40 of the outstanding displays and occasions in...
View ArticleVote in Week Four of our poll to find the Greatest Ashes moment
skysports.com wants your help to find the Greatest Ashes Moment ever! We are running a series of polls throughout June, giving you the chance to assess 40 of the outstanding displays and occasions in...
View ArticleAshes 2013-14: England pacemen struggle in Alice Springs draw
England's final outing before the second Ashes Test drifted to the expected draw as their second-string pace bowlers once again failed to impress. The Cricket Australia's Chairman's XI reached 254-8...
View ArticleEngland mull over Ashes plan-B players
London: England will on Monday announce their squad for an Ashes tour they aim to complete with a fourth straight series win – the first time that would have happened in more than 100 years. While the...
View ArticleCardiff to host first Test of 2015 Ashes
• Trent Bridge gets fourth Test of the series ...
View ArticleThe greatest Test of the modern era is played
It was a classic. It was a humdinger. It was a match which defined the beauty of Test cricket. It was in the glorious August summer of 2005 where England achieved a mind-numbing two-run victory over...
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