2005: THE GREATEST ASHES Episode 1

The Analyst Inside Cricket

Sport Social Podcast Network

Cricket, Sports

4.5 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Twilight of the Gods: the first episode of our six -part series on the 2005 Ashes - often regarded as the greatest Test series of all time. Twenty years on Simon Hughes and Simon Mann relive the drama of those Tests with its participants including Michael Vaughan, Freddie Flintoff, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Strauss and Simon Jones, interspersed with the memories of Shane Warne. This first episode recalls the build up to the series, why it was so momentous and how England were going to handle the all-conquering Aussies who had held the AShes urn for 16 years. The series is also viewable on The Analyst YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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