The Ashes: When Bazball went bad and one very proud dad

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, News, Sports News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

With the Men's Ashes over, Henry Moeran is joined by Stephan Shemilt to discuss the latest revelations from a disappointing tour. Plus, we hear from Jacob Bethell's father.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds
0:02.2	Music, radio, podcasts
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0:08.7	Football from Five Live
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0:15.2	for exclusive commentaries
0:16.8	from the Premier League,
0:17.9	FA Cup and Champions League
0:19.5	Chance to shoot!
0:23.1	And stay on top of everything football every day
0:26.1	with the Football Daily podcast.
0:28.0	I think you've got to earn the right
0:29.5	to play the way that you want to play.
0:31.5	Football from 5 Live.
0:33.7	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:37.2	The TMS podcast on BBC Sounds.
0:41.8	Hello and welcome to the Test Match Special podcast.
0:45.0	This is Henry Moran, the day after the men's ashes concluded here in Sydney.
0:50.5	Sitting in the sunshine by Sydney harbours, the boats drift in and out, and England
0:56.2	reflect on what has been a tour that ultimately ended in disappointment, but with perhaps a few
1:01.6	green shoots within it all. We will have the opportunity over the next half hour or so to look
1:07.7	back on what has been a disappointing tour with a bit of a dramatic conclusion
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