Building a combined Ashes XI

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

One month until the Ashes begins down under. Mark Chapman is joined by Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Glenn McGrath share their combined Ashes XI. Smith or Root? Duckett or Khawaja? Brook or Head? Wood or Starc? the panel discuss some tricky choices.

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0:46.0	Hello, welcome to the TMS pod, a month to go until the men's ashes gets underway in Perth.
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1:07.2	Phil Tufnell, Mush, Michael Vaughn and Glenn McGrath.
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