Ashes Tour Tales: Ep 3 Adelaide
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2021
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
From Bodyline to 2010 glory, Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Steven Finn and commentator Simon Mann to share stories of matches played at the iconic Adelaide Oval.
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| 0:27.0 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:31.9 | Hello, I'm Eleanor Oldroyd and welcome to this bonus TMS podcast, the latest in our series of |
| 0:37.2 | Ashes Toer Tales. We've moved on to Adelaide for the second test with Cometree from 325 |
| 0:42.8 | on Thursday morning. And we're going to be sharing memories of visits to the iconic Adelaide |
| 0:47.4 | oval where body line erupted in the 1930s and more recently the scene of a filter freighter's |
| 0:52.8 | inspired victory in 1994-95 and an incredible opening to the 2010 test. |
| 1:02.2 | Well, it's so wonderful to be in Adelaide, one of the most beautiful cities in Australia, |
| 1:06.7 | one of my favourite cities in the world, probably, and almost certainly my favourite cricket ground |
| 1:11.8 | outside the UK. Adelaide oval is just set in beautiful parkland. You walk to it along and across |
| 1:19.1 | the Torrance River and it just unfolds in the most scenic setting that you can possibly have. |
| 1:26.1 | I love coming here. It just seems to kind of fill you with that sense of history. |
| 1:30.1 | And Jonathan Agnew, who is on his 9th ashes tour, Steven Finn, three times Ashes winner, |
| 1:35.6 | three times Ashes Tourist, who was part of the team that won here 11 years ago. |
| 1:39.1 | TMS commentator Simon Mann on his fifth tour here and to add statistical and historic context. |
| 1:44.8 | Andy Sautzmann, I'm sure, also delighted to be here in Adelaide and Agnes, first of all, what's |
| 1:49.8 | so special about Adelaide oval? What makes it such a great crick-grounds? |
| 1:53.7 | It's a proper cricket ground. It's as simple as that. I mean, so many of these grounds here |
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