![]() The poster boy for England's success was Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, who was named man of the series and became a national hero. Those Australia celebrations proved premature as England hit back to reclaim the urn in what is considered one of the most thrilling Ashes series of all time. ![]() "We did the team song down in their room." Flintoff nearly lost his England cap to a policewoman Andrew Flintoff became a national hero after helping England win the 2005 Ashes "When it came to singing the team song, Justin Langer led us down from one end of the Lord's Pavilion down to the other and into the English changing room, which they had cleaned out by that stage. Probably to the point where we were looking for different things to do when we celebrated because, without sounding too arrogant, we were doing it a lot," said wicketkeeper-batter Gilchrist. "As is our way we stayed forever in our changing rooms and celebrated. Those hopes appeared misplaced after a thumping 239-run defeat in the first Test at Lord's, sparking scenes of jubilation among the Australia players, who even took their celebrations into the England dressing room. But England's class of 2005 thought this was their time. The Australia side that toured England in 2005 was one of the greatest sporting teams of all time, featuring a dazzling array of world-class talents such as Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist.Įngland, meanwhile, had not won the Ashes for 18 long years going back to 1987, losing eight successive series. Listen to a new daily podcast on BBC SoundsĪustralia sang victorious team song in England's Lord's changing room Glenn McGrath took the wicket of Simon Jones to seal victory for Australia in the first Test at Lord's in 2005 to finish with match figures of 9-82. ![]() Watch How to win the Ashes on BBC iPlayer.įeaturing in-depth interviews with cricket legends, the documentary relives some of the on-field heroics which captured a nation's imagination, as well as lifting the lid on some behind-the-scenes turmoil. That is the subject of a new BBC documentary, How to win the Ashes. The Ashes is one of the fiercest rivalries in sport, producing some unforgettable cricketing moments across the decades.īut what does it take to lift the famous Ashes urn? ![]()
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