From the Ashes: Sir Alastair Cook.

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The final episode in the series where the BBC’s Chief Cricket writer Stephan Shemilt discovers untold stories from the Ashes. Few have experienced more of England’s modern Ashes history than Alastair Cook. During a 12-year international career, Cook played every one of a possible 35 Ashes Tests, scoring more runs than any player on either side. Only Archie MacLaren, at the beginning of the last century, led England in more Ashes Tests than Cook’s 15 as skipper. Cook was player of the series in a win down under, but was also captain when an England team fell apart in a 5-0 hammering. We find out why he wrestled Graeme Swann in the dressing room at The Oval and why he was reduced to tears after scoring what turned out to be his final Ashes hundred. Don’t forget you can catch up on all the other episodes on BBC Sounds with guests Glenn McGrath, Steve Finn, Sarah Elliott and David Gower plus you can read much more on the BBC Sport website and app.

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0:00.0	Jill Scott's coffee glove. We are back. I'm so excited for the second series, Ben.
0:05.6	It's gonna be so exciting, bigger and better this year.
0:08.5	We've got the Lioness's England manager, Sabrina. Wow.
0:12.1	It's if we've got Sabrina. I'm happy that I've seen her a couple of times after the Euros.
0:16.3	But more anti-V done in life. Oh, you're seeing her now, here.
0:19.7	Let's not forget as well, Jill. We've got to hear about all your antics in the jungle too.
0:23.5	Every now and then, there'd just be a tan I'd gone.
0:26.0	Jill, you want that allowed to leave Cali that way?
0:29.1	So I was constantly getting in trouble.
0:31.0	Jill Scott's Coffee Club. Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:36.8	BBC Sounds. Music, Radio, Podcast.
0:39.9	You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:48.2	Hello, I'm Stefan Schemelt, the BBC's Chief Cricket writer,
0:51.6	and this is the last in the series of From the Ashes, a Tess-Match Special podcast.
0:56.9	In the build up to this summer's Ashes series, we've been looking at some of the untold stories
1:01.7	from Cricket's oldest rivalry. The achievements of this week's guest made him a night of the realm.
1:12.8	Few have experienced more of England's modern Ashes history than Alistair Cook.
1:18.4	During a 12-year international career, Cook played every one of a possible 35 Ashes tests,
1:24.4	scoring more runs than any player on either side.
1:28.6	Only Archie McLaren at the beginning of the last century led England in more Ashes tests than
1:34.6	Cook's 15 as Skipper. He was player of the series in a famous win down under, but was also
1:41.2	captain when England fell apart in a 5-0 hammering. We'll find out why he wrestled Graham Swan in
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