How do England win the Ashes down under?
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Alison Mitchell, Phil Tufnell, Michael Carberry and Ryan Campbell look ahead to this winter’s Ashes. Will Ben Stokes be fit and firing, does McCullum stick with the regular top seven and will there be any wildcard choices from either side. Plus, we hear the latest on Ben Stokes and Mark Wood’s fitness, consider Australia’s batting choices and discuss the reception England can expect down under.
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| 0:40.3 | Hello and welcome to the TMS podcast with me, Alison Mitchell. |
| 0:44.2 | We are closing in on around about three months from the ashes getting underway. |
| 0:48.6 | So we're marking your card on all the issues which will dominate conversations over the winter. |
| 0:53.2 | Now to do all of that, I'm joined by a couple of ex-players who know just what it's like to tour down under in the ashes. We've got, of course, former England spinner Phil Tuftnall with us. Good evening to you, Tufters. Good evening, hello. Hello, hello. And former England opener Michael Carberry. How are you, Michael? Good evening, Ali. How are you? Very well, thank you. And also with us is the Durham head coach and former Australia wicketkeeper Ryan Campbell. |
| 1:15.7 | Hello to you, Ryan. |
| 1:16.7 | Good day, Ellie. How you doing? |
| 1:17.8 | Very well, thanks. Welcome along. |
| 1:20.4 | We've also got with us our chief cricket reporter, Stefan Schemelt as well. |
| 1:23.9 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
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