The story of the greatest Ashes series of all time - England vs Australia 2005 - RIP SHANE WARNE
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- This is the story of the greatest Ashes series of all time - the 2005 Ashes in England which were eventually won by England 2-1, the first time since 1987 that England had won the Ashes.
In March, Australia's captain, Ricky Ponting, said that this Ashes series would be the closest since Australia's dominance began in 1989. Since 1989, when Australia started their winning Ashes streak, England had only come within one match of the title once, in 1997: Australia were the pre-eminent side in the world, whilst England had dropped from being the top-rated in 1981 to sixth for much of the Nineties. They reached a low point in 1999 with a series loss to New Zealand leaving them bottom of the unofficial Wisden Cricketers' Almanack rankings. However, since the previous series in 2002--03, England had improved on their fifth place in the official rankings, and were second before this series. Australia were still top-ranked, but England had won 14 and drawn three of their 18 previous Test matches since March 2004, and had won six successive series. Nonetheless, before the First Test some Australians, including fast bowler Glenn McGrath, were suggesting that a 5--0 win in the series for Australia was a serious possibility.
The BBC reported on the day after the series that it was "hailed as the most thrilling series ever". Individual matches were very closely fought, with one match decided by a two-run margin, one match drawn with only one wicket remaining, and one match won by three wickets. The outcome of the contest was not decided until the very last day of the series.
Australia won the first Test comfortably, but the Second Test saw England level the series with a two-run victory, the narrowest win in Ashes history. The third Test ended in a draw (with England one wicket away from a win), and England won the fourth Test in Nottingham (Trent Bridge) by three wickets, losing seven men in a chase of 129, after England enforced the follow on after gaining a lead of 259 on first innings.
The fifth and final Test started on 8 September at the Oval in London. It entered its final day with England batting in their second innings, 40 runs ahead with nine wickets in hand. Australia needed a win to force a 2--2 series draw and retain the Ashes; any other result would give the Ashes to England and end 16 years and eight series of Australian dominance. After a day of fluctuating fortunes, England established a lead of 341 after Kevin Pietersen's maiden century, and Australia batted for one over before the teams went off for bad light, the stumps were pulled out of the ground, and the match was declared a draw to ensure the return of the Ashes to England. - Zábava
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#RIPShaneWarne... 😭
It speaks to his brilliance that at 21:14 they introduce him with his ball of the century. There had never been anything like him before in cricket, and there will unlikely ever be one quite like him again. RIP to the King
The best ever in my opinion. What a character, destroyed my kiwi boys many many times but bless him. What a damn shame.
I’m gutted. Such a shock to hear that terrible news. There’s a reason why he’s one of the best 5 cricket players there’s ever been. The greats sometimes go far too young. RIP legend. You’ll be greatly missed.
@M Ah, one of those "my sport's more popular than your sport" assholes... I enjoy my particular sports because I personally find them compelling - not based on how many other people agree with me. I don't need that kind of assurance because i'm not an insecure little bitch...xxxxx.
@M If soccer was as great as you constantly bang on it is, you wouldn't need to be commenting this under other sports vids for years now lmfao loser
Came here during 2020 Corona lockdown. And boy, the opening lines. 😂
Couldn't quite believe my ears.
4 weeks later and this comment is still relevant XD
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HAHAAH me too
Could not believe he said those opening lines and summed the situation as virus
"In the grip of a highly contagious virus. It's arrived from abroad, and millions get the bug." Seems very relatable during quarantine 😂
Hahah couldn't be more relatable today
I went lmao. It's soooooo relatable
What's the music at 13:57
@@cricket023 even I wanna know
In this series:
40 wickets @ 19.92
250 runs @ 27.66
Pretty forgotten performance in a losing side, RIP Warnie
SKW'S performance will never be forgotten. This series sent him into the stratosphere of immortality.
@@MyPaddy2011 You do realise, 'immortality' means you can't die?
@@Bernie8330 His legacy.
@@Bernie8330Are you stupid? that is a rhetorical question.
Never forgotten. We all remember how brilliant he was
Stephen Fry: The true fan's feeling - "The reason your team is losing is because YOU'RE watching them!" - so true!!
I've always loved this comment.. used it many times
I'm the bad luck guy
Did he call Geraint Jones Gareth??
... and one day it'll be proven by science 😉.
What an era that was for cricket, we will never see a series like this again. I remember 2005 summer was very hot in the UK, and after the days play we'd go and play cricket in the park.
One of the people who made this series so special was Warne, and he is no more. His legacy cannot be surpassed. King of leg spin.
@M and?
@M there isn’t 240 countries you tard.
The world is worse off without him. Bowlin’ Shane
@@troystaunton254 I believe the reason Cricket is not as popular around the world (and it's not) is the attitude and money grabbing of the ICC who do little to popularise cricket, happy to promote the big 3, India, Australia and England at the expense of others. Although I prefer test cricket, the 20/20 game could gain massive worldwide support with the right people leading the game! On a personal note, I love test cricket far more than football that is played by spoilt primadonnas!
His legacy cannot be surpassed? Mate he was eclipsed entirely during his own career by Murali, a bowler and person par excellence. Warne was a booze and drug addled fool
I'm an Aussie and I have never volunteered so much to feed my baby son in the early hours of the Australian mornings when the tests were being played, my wife couldn't understand why but loved it.
+pix046 Not any more mate lol
+poolehart 😂
I've talk to you, please
Fair play! It was a fantastic series.
It was an amazing series.
Shane Warne said, it's a love hate relationship between England and Warne. He loves us, and we love to hate him. I can say on behalf of the barmy army and the rest of the cricketing world that we love Warne as well. A great cricketer, a great Australian, a great man
The English love him we see ourselves in him, we just hated how bloody good he was and wish we kept this particular convict here lol
I loved him when he played for us (Hampshire)
All cricket lovers dig a bowler like Warne using his skill and his intelligence to conquer the world’s best batsmen. Like Jim Laker before him! What we don’t like is those thugs who use brute strength to try and overcome batsmen and end up causing serious injury. That’s not cricket, that’s crime!
That last day of the last Match, my daughter was born. her middle name is Ashleigh. Loved watching these highlights again
Wow 😊👌👌
My dogs name was Gilly LOL and my sons middle name is Ashley :)
@@hades0572 gilly was a lathel destructive opener
Wowwwww :)
I would've gone with Freddie
Love it when the English put the umbrella's up and the Aussie's take their shirts off and players put sunglasses on. Just wouldn't find that kind of fun moment in any other Sport. Cricket rocks.
@@davespellbound6167 Where r you from
@@davespellbound6167 Dave shitbound
@@sukhpindersangha4254 well played sir
When I was Down Under in 2009, I was putting on sun cream regularly, Aussies found it amusing.
The opening statements aged like fine wine
It still hasn't sunk in for me here in London that Warnie is gone. Ah, it hurts like hell. I've been alive now for 3.5 decades and haven't seen such mourning for any player in the UK press, let alone an Aussi. He truly was bigger than life and we are mourning over this loss as if we lost one of our own. It's so hard to process the emotions of losing someone with the Aura of Warnie, someone who felt invincible and yet so humane when you talk to him.
I hope you're having one hell of a party mate wherever you are. You'll be sorely missed not just in Australia but here in the UK, India, West Indies and South Africa as well. Hell, even my American friends heard about you through your exploits in Golf and were shocked. The only silver lining though is that you lived life on your terms and even though it was much too short, you did more in one lifetime than what anyone would do in 10.
Everyone dies one day..but not everyone lives. You lived life, king size! Rest in peace, king!
Gone too soon...💔💔💔💔💔
What a comment. I'm Indian and this feels like a personal loss here to so many as well. Genius of a cricketer. One of his kind. And as so many of his eulogies put it, one hell of a man and a father as well. Go well Warnie. The world is poorer without you in it.
And thank you kind sir for articulating our collective grief so beautifully.
@M And this has got *what* to do with Shane Warne?
@@maddyb11 Yes sir...the loss still feels real. His state funeral was aired live in the UK and millions tuned in to pay their respect to the great man. He was loved immensely in the UK and it'll take some time for everyone to get over this loss.
@@Fed_Express Millions really? I heard cricket 🏏 is a dying sport in England. If it's really millions, good for the sport that so many are emotionally connected to it.
@@Balboa_RockyHe meant Millions in the world not alone the UK.
I have watched this documentary more than any tv show or movie over the past many years, I came here today again because I wanted to recall memories of Shane warne. He left us too early, a sad day for the cricket world. You can not be named in the top 5 players of the century while half of your career is still not done unless you are Shane Warne, the greatest cricketer ever played the game.
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Same here bro
Absolutely the same
Dude, you speak for me perfectly. This series is, for me, the best ever and it really highlights Warnie's brilliance as it's delivered under immense pressure and an unusual degree of adversity. He really shone....Regards from NZ.......btw, where are you from?
Simon Jones was the key in this series. Australia didn't need him. They were drained by the three quicks and then SJ comes on, bowling 90mph, swinging either way.
He is unsung,
FernandoNINETorres Such a shame he never played another test.
FernandoNINETorres Hoggard too. He bowled a lot of overs at a miserly run rate allowing Jones and Flintoff to bowl shorter aggressive spells.
Yes, he was definitely the most underrated player in this series.
FernandoNINETorres I don't think he is unsung. Everybody knows his contribution
Not only him but Hoggard and Harminson were really good too and some times cause of their batting.
At a time when test cricket was declining in popularity, a series like this was needed. Even if us Aussies lost it.
It's why we love cricket do , Shane warne McGrath and flintoff what a series
Same now bell is another class as is Johnson roll on this summer
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Can't believe the master is gone.
Rip SK Warne.....
Iconic "Ashes" ever!.....And commentary team was just phenomenal in those days of cricket....Richie Benaurd, Tony Greig, Mark Nicholas, Micheal Atherton & many more.....Just harmonious to listen to their voice!
mike atherton phenomenal? he was worse a commentator than a batsman.
@@kamrankhan-lj1ng To be fair he was a pretty good batsman.....
James Iyer yeah he was hampered by chronic back pain
If not for that he would have averaged 40+
Drives me nuts to hear the commentators saying, “what he’s gotta do is….” Change the field, put another man there, gotta this gotta that” Men who know the game describe it, not carry on like a coach!
RIP Mr Benaud too - the staunch commentator of English cricket for generations! Loss :(
As he would have said "GONE!" RIP
simongatkinson more so Australian. He was in Aussie tv more than British tv
And Tony Greig!
He was the Barry Davies of Cricket. Measured, even-keeled and pleasing to hear.
He was an Aussie ! He only did English cricket when the two countries played. I will never forget him during a triangular series between SA, NZ and AUS. The first game was between SA and NZ and he said I wonder out of these two teams will be in the final. Well they both were AUS got trounced.
Simon jones the unsung hero
Most definitely. People also forget Marcus Trescothick getting England off to a flyer with his aggressive shot selection.
What a bowler
Yeah the unsung hero massively praised in the video
Its incredible how he came back to this level after that bad injury he suffered in Oz in 2003. Imagine how many wickets Simon Jones and Freddie couldve got if they were never injured.
*makes me think of Shane Bond aswell, he missed more games than he played!
Hope youre all well and good.
The lozenges were the biggest hero though.
Its 14 years Since..!! Anyone here on MAY 2k19.
Here I am mate
@@pawantripathi3640 Yup...
me
i only know one ashes series. Cricket 2007. Memories still fresh in May'19.
yo
We watched this entire series in a Shanghai bar. The owner was an Aussie. He took some flack!
As a neutral (NZer) and someone who follows and likes both the English and Aussie teams, this was the best test series ever. Super exciting games and the reinvigoration of test cricket.
Couldn't agree more with that. I was lucky enough to be in the UK that year and I will never forget the theatre and drama throughout the series. AMAZING!
2001 Ind vs Aus was far more epic👍👌
@ViperSoprano don't know about other series , but to my memory it is really difficult to rival IND-AUS 2001 series. IND was virtually defeated and only mere formality remained when Laxman was promoted up the order..... that too against an ATG team with all its players playing.And the rest is history
@@White742 Being an Indian, I agree. Ashes is the pinnacle in Test cricket. I would love to watch an Ashes in Edgbaston or the Boxing Day Test!!
"There is no greater sport than test match cricket."❤
The ICC is more exciting I think
Arguable BUT only if the over rate is at 14-15.
Has to be ashes cricket
@@scooters47 nah India vs Pakistan.
Maximus3075 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Though not from England nor from Australia, but for some reason, I watched this series with equal intent as any pom or ausie would. This series made me fall in love with Test cricket. It was a true exhibition of what Test cricket is all about.
Getting a love of test cricket is the key. Enjoy it all, Syed.
It as an exhibition of ball tampering....Murray Mints
@@pauljcross2289and the Aussies learned to use sand paper for the following decade.
I remember this was the first time my wifey ever watched cricket an bless her she sat wit me an watched every ball I then new she was a keeper as she was just as pumped as me during this series an god damn wot a test series it was fan bloody tastic
Well, as an American (with British ancestry), I very much enjoyed this documentary. I've been watching Cricket (online) for at least a year now, and when I mention to friends how I like the game, they usually give me the same puzzled look on their faces - which I kind of find funny; some even appear to get annoyed when I try to explain the format to them. So, yes, some people just don't get it, but hey - I don't care for the NFL either, so, there. (ha)
Jason Paul Elder I got a mate in Florida who is mad for Aussie Rules and cricket. Won't shit you... I am pumping it to him and feeding his addiction. I probably should be ashamed of myself for enabling him, but I'm not. It's fun... he fucking loves it 😁
Keep on enjoying mate 👍
My Naym Ha! That's fantastic. Thanks for the message of encouragement. It's appreciated.
I am an American who discovered Cricket recently. It is fascinating. I can't stop watching it on CZcams.
The game either takes or it dosnt.
As a Australian, I love the battle of two nations, thru out history. It's a lovely game between people who respect each other.
@@bdothitman4346 " What do they know of cricket , who only cricket know " CLR James from " Beyond a boundary "
Time has passed,all of them have retired but memory is still awake....greatest series in the history of cricket...legends are forever immortal
+gatish jena Yeah, but what about the 5 nil the next series?
No one remembers
Only the Poms do!
Some of them left us ..😢😢
The reason I fell in love with Test Cricket for ever, this series made me realize why Test Cricket is basically life and why Colored Pajama cricket is just cartoon. Thanks for this, went down that nostalgia again
Must admit Rohit, i struggle with coloured clobber on a cricket pitch. Yet you, like me, love the game. May it always be so. Man, your team need 2 of the last ball. i can't handle it.
Color Pajama cricket. You win, sir. That sums up my own opinion of T20, and I'm a Yank who has just discovered and fallen in love with the sport.
people who only excel at t20 are better than cricketers who prefer ipl/t20 over TEST MATCHES.
This Ashes series🏆of 2005 n Aus vs Ind series of 2001 Border Gavaskar trophy🏆 was one of finest n gripping test cricket 🏏 witnessed by cricket lovers just what makes test cricket best a real test of nerves n sweat,a real battle between bat n ball🏏 for 5 days epic🙌
Another name they should have put on that list of influential players for england through this series is Matthew Hoggard.More often than not it was he who knocked the top off the Aussie batting line-up.
Ye he was a gun and under rated..
I am so glad you mentioned him. He is so underrated. That series he swung the ball like crazy.
He had Hayden in his pocket for the whole series
I used to emulate his bowling action in backyard cricket
He could swing an orange...
Even though I'm Australian, this was the greatest series I have ever seen. God bless the Ashes.
Depending on how old you are, did this series actually spark something in Australian cricket? Maybe excitement that there was an English side that could finally give you guys a game?
@@MrMiD.Life.Crisis Not at all, I think it was just that we could be beaten. A contest, didn't matter which side it was at this time. I remember India 2001? I think being a great series too. I think the way that this series was played and won, I wish that 2007 Ashes wasn't such a stomping.
9 yrs old cmt bro still useing the account?
I’m an aussie, and usually hate the poms. But the demolition job freddie flintoff did on us was like no other. How he could get the crowd moving and England rolling out of a bog, superstar.
You hate us yet direct descendants ha! Aussie logic, weird lot
@@glennoconnor1130 I think he was referring to hating you on the cricket field, not off it.
Always thought our Fred was criminally underrated. I mean how many number 5 or 6 batsmen/ allrounders are there now who are 6'4 and bowl swing and seam at 150, 152kph ? It was rare Fred dipped below 87/140.
Words cannot express just how much I love this documentary. I must have watched it at least 20 times since it was uploaded.
You could always tell when Flintoff was in the mood. His stance suddenly looked more like a lumberjack with an axe than a top-class test cricketer. He just said to himself "If it's in my half, it's going"
Such a good way of describing it! Similar with his bowling. If he was in the mood he'd look at the batsmen with a look of a Debt collectors and the speeds would go up from 87 to 93
14yo me did not know what was to expect in this wonderful series of cricket that followed.
Nearly 15 years later at 31yo and I still love revisiting this now.
Shame to hear one of the great players of that team has us to soon, RIP Warnie.
I've watched this probably 20 times since it was uploaded. I still remember this series so well. I'm a Saffa, I got off of school at 2, sprinted home and sat watching with my old man. For 2 months no one in our house could watch anything but this series. Each match was just phenomenal and the spirit of cricket was awesome in this series. It was proper old school cricket
When Shane Warne passed away, its the only time I've ever gotten really emotional about a famous person passing away. I'm not going to deny it, tears were shed. I'd watched him bamboozle us in the 1993 Ashes series, up until the 2006/07 series. He seemed like a normal bloke though, who was just an absolute genius cricketer. RIP Warnie, you're still bloody missed and always will be.
People are saying that Hoggard & Jones were the unsung heroes of this series but really, the unsong hero of England is definitely the ball that tripped McGrath. That ball destroyed McGrath like no English batsman ever has.
Amazing how if England suffer injuries that's just part if the game.
When the reverse happens it becomes an excuse .
No, the poor decision Australia made was to bowl with their No.1 Attack bowler not bowling. Great series all the same.
😂😂😂
Yes McGrath was one of the all time greats
@@soulsphere9242 100% agree, I always thought Ponting sucked as captain and it ultimately affected his game. Warne - the best captain we never had.
I just have to thank truthoutmedia for uploading this. I've been watching England cricket for 30 years, and the 2005 Ashes series was breathtaking. I watched every test live on TV and it was an extraordinary privilege. Now, thanks to this vid, I can re-live it again and again. Happy bloody days.
In 2005 I worked in the UK on a working holliday visa, was working on a wheat farm driving a combine and listen to the Ashes on the radio... loved every minute of it and as a neutral I could just enjoy the crieket... now on my own farm back in South A I still love watching the Ashes.
In this series Simon Jones was the secret wepon!
I remember watching all night when I was 17 and going to school and talking all day, nothing has captured me like that. Before or since. Perhaps the 2001 and 2006 state of origin series.
The brits know how to truly make a documentary
The greatest Ashes series of all time.
It was one of the finest ever closest contest of cricket history. I never saw such a high tensed and quality cricket ever
Warne was the greatest magician of spin bowling .
He is world's best spin bowler. Alive or Dead he is always gonna be there right on the top .
Who else enjoys classic test cricket more than mostly fixed T20 games?
yeah the corrupt IPL is a joke and its not even that high quality
Yes! I can't believe it when I hear (some) commentators lamenting "the death of Test Match Cricket"!! ON what planet? There's nothing like it and nothing like The Ashes. I cannot wait for 2017-18 Down Under.
I agree... 20/20 has its place...very entertaining to watch at times...
Me
Rohan G. Nair no substitute
cricket came home in 2005. Then Sky took it away again
At least they brought it back for the World Cup final against NZ.
1919 ER used to be free to air, but you would rather pay for it? Madness
Test cricket should be free to view. It was for years. That’s one of the things like open golf or the cup final that you shouldn’t have to pay to watch. And by test cricket I mean the home series in the summer. The away tours in the winter we only used to get highlights of anyway.
Gosh I hate Sky's commentary with an absolute passion...it's so boring.
Think after today's performance at Headingley.... Ben Stokes might change this Video Title for England once again. What a performance! 25/08/19 - England win by 1 Wicket.
One swallow does not a summer make...
Jonathan Taylor didn’t happen I’m afraid. Take Smith out of the equation and it would still be in the balance. Very equal sides apart from him.
@@mrkipling2201 Take ben stokes out of this eng test side and its basically bangladesh
@@pickle8233 Bangladesh certainly don’t have a bowler like Archer for example. They would love a pace bowler like that. Might make them a force in test cricket.
@@pickle8233 thats salty comment how can you compare both teams
What a beautiful documentary! Gives me an intense feeling of nostalgia, glued to the tv on volume 1 at all hours of the morning...
that Australian side was immense. A great effort to beat them
This docu hits so many different emotions now. Warnie! The King of Spin! He was a lone warrior in this series against England. The English wishing that Warne were English...stuff of legends. This series will always be remembered as one of the greatest ever!
“New boy Kevin Pietersen”
“New guy Michael Clarke”
I was 10 years old back then, rather confused with the rules of test cricket, when I grow older fall in love with cricket then look back at the series.. it was poetry in motion served as thriller. Absolutely epic series. 👌
But cricket is dying sport in England i guess
Best series ever :) I'm an aussie and this is soo good!
the Aussies v England was and i hope will always be the best games, Lilley, Thompson, the Chappel brothers..top quality players, bravo sir!!
Was epic 2005
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Why is that we lost ?
No 2001 Ind vs Aus was far more epic👍👌
What a great documentary and flashback. Love the expressions of the speakers.
I personally think that Flintoff was the hero for England, and after that Pietersen, Strauss and then the bowlers.
It's a shame that terms are so bad with Pietersen now. He should be treated as a hero
I agree. It's this series and such innings like Adelaide 2006 and 2010, his century at Lord's against India in 2007 and winning the World T20 in 2010 amongst others that I want to remember Kevin Pietersen for, not his last 2 years in the sport.
Brilliant comment. Who do you think will be the hero this time round?
It's a shame all his best friends were on the teams England were playing against. Great player though.
Simon Jones should stand and be counted in my opinion. He is inevitably left out of the equation due to injury. But without him I don't see us winning the series. There were a few flashpoints where each test could have gone either way and he took crucial wickets. Single most valuable player for England in my eyes, and criminally undersung.
Every dog has it's day
Incredible cricket. I watched it in the basement of an Australian pub in New York City, starting at 5am. I cried when we scraped through at Edgbaston - fair play to the Aussies in the pub, they were very sportsmanlike and shook my hand.
My ashes ritual of watching this documentary before the start of the latest ashes series has begun, wish they redid this with the 2019 ashes or the one where we won down under
the fact this was the last ashes shown on terrestrial TV is why I think this series was and is so remembered
As an Indian cricket fan, I'm afraid even I develop Ashes fever. One of the best test series of all time.
I am an Englishman who lived for 20yrs in India and although I loved this series and the England win, trust me, as far as whipping up enthusiasm and gripping the whole nation, the Ashes comes second best to an India vs Pakistan test series!
Watching 44:52-45:26 live on tv is still the greatest moment of test cricket I've ever seen, and I say that as an aussie supporter. The crowd roaring in the background as Richie says 'Jonesss! Bowden! Kas-pra-vich the man to goooo & Harmison has done it despair, on the faces of the batsmen & joy.....for everyyy England player on the field.'
You just can't script this stuff, amazing.
there was a triseries match being played between india and srilanka and instead of watching that match i was watching birmingham test last day play back in 2005 and i was only 12 then ,we as indians always love australian defeats
Are you English?
pix046 he's Indian
Brett Lee didn't get nearly enough credit for his performance in this series. Game after game he would get battered around but he still kept steaming in. Played well with the bat too.
Warne was 2nd best batsmen for Aus in the series I belive.
I never forget Brett Lee and Shane Warne almost singlehandedly won them the match in the test at Trent Bridge. I was so pumped when Lee bowled Flintoff. I thought it was going to be a miracle.
One of the greatest, and exhilarating videos, I've ever watched. True Spirit of a plain old game....Cricket.
i was 13, and me and my dad watched it live at home, i put on all my batting gear and played shots in front of the tv hahah
But let me say this.....by far simon jones impressed me, he was unexpected when batting, and you know he did well bowling.
strauss- great defensive opening batsman but had the art to just smash a 4 easily.
Warne- a great player to leg spin FURIOUSLY.
They all did good.
@ 1:25:11 how good to see Ruth Strauss enjoying her husband Andrews heroics on the field. RIP Ruth.
Well said.
The Ashes and the 1970 World Cup. The best of of sport, ever.
'Trent Bridge. The crowds came early to see Ricky Ponting win the toss and elect to bat.' [Padded-up Strauss and Tres run on to the pitch].
I liked the montage of a "vintage Vaughan" yet proceeds with 2 left handed shots
I am neither English nor Australian, and the 2005 Ashes was the first time I watched cricket, and luck should have it that it was one of the best, if not the best, series ever! I have been hooked to test match cricket ever since. Thanks for uploading!
I remember that moment when Ponting was ranting to the crowd on his way back to the pavillion - that was the moment we knew we had them.
The Aussies - fair play to them - always liked a bit of gamesmanship when they could get a away with it - always liked to turn the screw on you when you were under pressure - and to be fair they could usually put up with their fair share when the tables were turned.
The trick is never to let on.
But when Ponting cracked on his way off the pitch, he let the mask slip - he let everyone know his boys were there for the taking.
2023 is warming up to be the same...England v Australia..the ultimate in cricketing rivalry
Rest in Peace Shane Warne 💔
Came here to see Warne's heroics. 21:12
Watched this series live and came back to watch the genius of Warne.
Same here. Funny enough it was his batting in this series that got Australia out of trouble on occasions.
Who came here after the death of one of the greatest of the game ? The legend ShaneWarne??
Strauss, KP, Vaughn, Flintoff on one side and Hayden, McGrath, Ponting, Warne on the other... Good old times!
Shane warne Will be missed !!
Died 4/3/2022 😢
I remember I was 5 years old when this happened my dad has been watching the ashes since 1977 and it was relief for him to see the ashes come home after so long
You see this? This is not any bowling machine. This is Merlyn. In the lead up to the 2005 Ashes, its inventors sold it to the ECB with the pitch that it could even replicate Warne's Ball of the Century. They even got the victim of the 1993 ball, Mike Gatting, for its promotion. A burly Gatting faced off against the machine in front of 60-70 people to show that the machine could be helpful for the English batsmen to tackle the Shane Warne threat, their nemesis every Ashes. Even Ashley Giles wrote a piece in The Guardian, 'Australians can laugh but Merlyn's leg-spin gives us an edge'. The product of 15 years of Henry Pryor's hard work, The Merlyn, possibly named after the wizard who features prominently in the King Arthur legend, was treated like royalty ahead of the Ashes by the management, reported the BBC.
About it, Richie Benaud asked, "Has it got a brain?" Terry Jenner, The Spin Doctor and Warne's guru, said, "Practising against it would be like practising making love to a statue. It's artificial, and while it gives you something off the pitch, it's not as if you're reading it out of his hand. In the end, you've still got to face the best spinner that ever was."
The Ashes of 2005 began. The real wizard turned up. Took 40 wickets at an average of 19.92. These were 40 of the 96 wickets he took that year in Tests, a record that still remains unbreached 17 years later.
Rest in Peace, Wizard. I'm sure you'd be bowling them round the legs up there too. Nobody did it better than you. Nobody would.
Always loved Vaughan, Ganguly and Graeme Smith. Chivalrous captains of the lost time.
Not to forget Fleming 😊
Applaud the makers of this series. Hollywood thrillers are made to look grade b in front of this. But, highest quality is only 240p - does not do justice the effort that has gone in to putting this masterpiece together.. Humans always want to expand no matter what we get.. waiting for HD !
ECB should thank KEVIN PIETERSEN and ANDREW FLINTOFF for their tremendous contribution in the win. Pietersen's fearless batting and freddy's all round performance helped England do the impossible!
Truly the greatest ashes series ever played. It was filled with drama, excitement, exciting encounters and unbelievable cricket!!!
Nihindu Sanhida
Agreed. I adored the way the Aussies of that series played. The Ashes for me is the best contest in cricket. Only one team contest tops this for me, The Miracle of Medinah.
When you think of the history of conflict in Europe during the centuries, to see:-
1 Belgium
4 Englishmen
1 German
1 Italian
2 Northern Irishmen
1 Scot
1 Spaniard
1 Swede
Celebrating as a team, it was inspiring. And they didn't do it for themselves primarily. They were motivated to win for their Spanish captain, & the memory of the Spaniard who arguably made the Ryder Cup what it is today.
I love when England beat Australia, if Australia play well. The current England side wouldn't have bowled the 2005 Aussies out for 60 before lunch. I'm happy about yesterday. I want Root to make a double century & England to have a first innings lead of 400. But they're only just over half way there. Still, a lead of 214 with 6 wickets in hand is not a bad way to finish day one.
But wouldn't it be exciting if the Aussies bowled us out this morning. Some people say cricket is boring. It can be bloody nail biting at times. And what about that catch by Ben Stokes yesterday :-) Broad will win man of the match, but that catch is what we'll remember whenever this test is mentioned.
And that's why sport is so great, it produces glorious moments that we can never forget.
Agreed. Awesome!
Arguably the best series after 2001 ind vs aus
Gilly was mesmerized by Flintoff getting the ball swinging away from the left hander.
Beautiful.
Anyone here after the 2023 Ashes finished 2-2? Wow, what series these were ❤
As aussie england played better after 2nd test
Test Cricket is the only form of cricket to me. I do watch the occasional 50 over game, but Tests is where its at. Twenty20 is a joke.
I agree completely, t20 is so much down to luck..
Anthony Kernich The physical fitness as well as mental strength required over 5 days is the ultimate test. It'll always remain the true form of cricket.
bravo sir!!
How about the last couple of days - West Indies beating England in England and Bangladesh beating Australia. Only Test Cricket can deliver stories like that.
+Anthony “Kerphoventure” you will find twenty/20 a joke but don't worry man soon you will see a new format in world cricket that is TEN/10 CRICKET and you could also see TEN/10 WORLD CUP in future cricket of this sports a new joke will rewrite it's own history
I remember watching this as a young Sri Lankan kid living in Melbourne at that time, every match went down to the wire and it could have gone either way....it was a roller coaster of emotions....But It was well and truly the best Cricket Series Ive ever watched
It's funny watching the Ashes, Aussies love beating the English toffs just as much as the English enjoy beating Aussie convicts. A rivalry that can only be forged by brotherhood
Was never interested in cricket til I had someone to explain the rules to me. Once you get it you love it. The 2005 Ashes was IMMENSE. And when Strauss led England to victory in Australia’s back yard a few short years later - well that was beyond words….
I can relate with your comments and insight, I too am a new fan .. I'm trying to be patient and learn the game as I watch ...picking up bits of the sport along thw way... BUT I NEED TO KNOW where I can watch to learn the game rules, scoring, positions etc.. PLEASE HELP ME ! recommend a CZcams video or any video source .. One that is in English & that will teach me?? THANKS IN ADVANCE...
may shane warne and brett lee's heroics never be forgotten. i was a 12 year old englishman falling in love with cricket watching this series and i remember their sheer class pervading the entire series, as well as that of KP and fred. all legends of the game.
This wasn't the finest Ashes series of all time. It was the finest Test series of all time. The drama was immense, I remember sitting on my dining room table listening to the end of the Edgbaston test, and going mental when Harmison got the last wicket. Truly awesome series.
Australian just stopping by to catch a glimpse of the rare and elusive English victory.
Shane Warne is an absolute chap. Such a legend
Such great memories of a wonderful English summer of cricket. Good Times.
It sure was a great summer in 2005.
Brett lee was amazing in that series. But Freddie, Jones, K.P. and fantastic captaincy by Vaughn were just too much for the Aussies. I have followed cricket all of my 30 something years and I don't think I will ever witness another ashes like this one. True drama and physical chess. To beat the Aussies in 2005 was nothing short of remarkable. Jeez, I mean Ponting { he is a 2nd or 3rd cousin of mine } Warne, McGrath, Lee, Hayden and Langer AND do not forget Gilchrist. Stunning, Brillant.
The second test match in this series was an absolute master class in cricketing history. Few games, if any, will ever come close to replicating the excitement of that game. To win a test match by one run, in a final ditch effort was cricket's example of winning a game in 'Fergie time'.
RIP Warnie, thanks for the pleasure of being in the same time frame, great memories watching what was one of the best eras of spin ever
Test Cricket was at its peak and died after this series once Sky took over the Ashes
RingStaRR Productions i do not follow ...can u plz elaborate? what did you mean by sky ?
Alex Rafat he meant Sky Sports
You are a FW ,2006 Ashes was the best
Who was there before sky sports
Sky have done a great job, it's just inaccessible. It's a real shame that none of the free networks want cricket any more. That's how "the Hundred" has come about - because the BBC, having won the rights for the new competition, don't want to be on the air for more than 3 hours so won't do T20.
Shane Warne.. typical Aussie, brilliant cricketer, twinkle in his eye.. bloke you want to have a beer with. I remember him bowling a bouncer That made me and all the players on the pitch laugh out loud.. Wish he was English, but doubt if he would have become the cricketer/man he was if he had been. R.I.P Shane.. Much loved, Lost a good un there
Kp held his nerve on such a debut game with McGrath, Gillespie, Lee, warne . That's champion stuff
We (Australia) went so close to winning. It was an absolutely fantastic series.