Simon Jones: The 2005 Ashes and me

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Simon Jones remembers England’s 2005 Ashes glory, in what could be the most iconic and influential summer in English cricketing history.

Watch How To Win The Ashes on BBC iPlayer right now. The documentary takes a deep dive into one of sport’s fiercest rivalries. Cricket legends from both sides of 2005’s bitter rivalry, including Simon Jones, Andrew Strauss, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist, bring to life the on-field heroics that captured the nation, and ended 20 years of Ashes hurt for England.

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0:17.0	It's all right to the lights and foot to the floor.
0:20.0	Oh, what's's done it!
0:21.4	Drop shots!
0:23.0	Winner!
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0:27.7	Listen, only on BBC Sounds.
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0:35.2	You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:40.6	Hello, I'm Henry Moran.
0:42.6	Welcome to the TMS podcast.
0:44.6	And in this special episode, we revisit the incredible summer of 2005 from the perspective of
0:51.0	England fast bowler Simon Jones.
0:53.5	Available an eye player right now is How to
0:55.7	Win the Ashes 2005, a documentary 20 years on from arguably the most iconic and influential
1:02.4	summer in English cricketing history. How to Win the Ashes takes a deep dive into one of
1:07.6	sports's fiercest rivalries. Cricket legends from both sides of 2005's bitter rivalry,
1:14.1	including Simon Jones, Sir Andrew Strauss, Glenn McGraar and Adam Gilchrist bring to life the
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