The Oval day 4: What a summer
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
We hear from Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes and Steve Smith after England's 135-run win at The Oval meant a drawn Ashes series for the first time in 47 years. Michael Vaughan has his say on why this result will be significant for Root's leadership of the side going forward, Alec Stewart says Ashley Giles has big decisions to make in the post Trevor Bayliss, and Glenn McGrath gets the final word on the pod as the urn heads back to Australia.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.5 | The TMS Podcasts at the Ashes, download and subscribe via the BBC Sounds app. |
| 0:12.5 | The balls to stoke to Hammers It for four! |
| 0:15.3 | At Scumsum, the back-bones. |
| 0:17.5 | I cannot believe what we have just witnessed. |
| 0:21.1 | Steve Smith has missed the ball. |
| 0:23.3 | Joe Root out first ball and England are not for two. |
| 0:28.3 | It's all over. |
| 0:30.3 | They're all hugger muggers out there. |
| 0:33.0 | It's all over to obtain the ashes. |
| 0:40.0 | 263 for nine then Leech. |
| 0:42.3 | Strides in and he balls and that's clipped away. |
| 0:46.2 | I don't have to bring it, catch! |
| 0:48.5 | My Joe Root. |
| 0:52.5 | First ball, it was clipped hard and low into his left. |
| 0:57.0 | And it's somehow fitting that this summer, |
| 1:00.0 | this international summer should end with a moment of brilliance like that. |
| 1:04.0 | An incredible catch! |
| 1:06.0 | So for the final time this summer, welcome to the Test match special podcast. |
| 1:10.0 | England of one here at the Oval by 135 runs to draw the ashes series |
| 1:14.0 | and ensure that Trevor Baylor's tenure ends with a victory. |
| 1:18.0 | Lots of reaction to come with him from Joe Root, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes and Joffa Archer. |
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