A Special Day

The Analyst Inside Cricket

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Sports, Cricket

4.5 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

On the 12th September 2005, 20 years ago, England regained the Ashes for the first time for 18 years. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann look back at the drama and emotion of that day as another eagerly awaited Ashes series looms on the horizon. Also in the show a review of the state of divisions one and two in the county championship, how our five county players to follow have been faring, and where and when Rory Bremner dared to imitate the Analyst. To watch the full video series looking back at the 2005 Ashes with the participants sign up to The Cricverse https://cricverse.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Julie could part exchange her car.
0:03.0	Or check out we buy any car.
0:07.0	She could be unsure if she got a good deal part exchanging.
0:12.0	Or have cash in the bank with more bargaining power to get a bigger car for her five-aside team.
0:18.0	Totally played.
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0:24.8	reg number now at weebynicar.com. I'll now hand you over to my best man, Eddie. Wow,
0:35.4	wow, wow. Second time's a charm, eh, Billy Boy. Oh, God. Substitution, courtesy of Paddy Power, embarrassing Eddie, makes way for sensible Samuel. Cool, that was close. You might not always pick the right starter, but your sub can still deliver. Because with Paddy's super sub, your bet rolls over to the player coming on. Panny Power. Valid on selected leagues and markets only.
0:55.0	Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only.
0:57.4	T's and Clusions apply.
0:58.7	18 plus scummelware. Dot-a.
1:00.7	Ah, yeah.
1:03.1	So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
1:05.7	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike.
1:07.9	We sold it.
1:08.7	On eBay.
1:09.7	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
1:11.2	It's free to sell on there.
1:12.5	Free to sell?
1:13.6	Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
1:16.9	You sold my guitar?
1:20.0	Shall we talk about Benny?
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