Best Ashes Series

[NorthCountryBoy]

Bar 2005 and 10/11.

This one could be up there for me, especially if we scrape a draw on Sunday. Each game has been nip and tuck deep into it (Edgbaston they only stretched ahead late on) and Headingley was a classic.

My memory of the last few series' has been thrashings on either side, bar a great Trent Bridge test in 2013.

 

[TopCat]

Bar 2005 and 10/11.

This one could be up there for me, especially if we scrape a draw on Sunday. Each game has been nip and tuck deep into it (Edgbaston they only stretched ahead late on) and Headingley was a classic.

My memory of the last few series' has been thrashings on either side, bar a great Trent Bridge test in 2013.

We've been miles behind Australia in this series. Only a freak occurrence means it isn't already 2-0

2010/11 was the best in terms of dominance (although 2013 was good too)

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

We've been miles behind Australia in this series. Only a freak occurrence means it isn't already 2-0

2010/11 was the best in terms of dominance (although 2013 was good too)

The games have been close though. Watching us win 3-0 was good but one sided games are no good.

 

[brandon]

We've been miles behind Australia in this series. Only a freak occurrence means it isn't already 2-0

I fully agree with you, but we could’ve easily won at Lords and thus we could be 2-1 up

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Stokes show aside this series has been shit

 

[brir]

2005 series was the Daddy series.

 

[The Red Telephone]

The last day of the 3rd Test was as good as anything I've seen but overall this series-and I'm showing my age here-hasn't been a patch on 1981.

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

The last day of the 3rd Test was as good as anything I've seen but overall this series-and I'm showing my age here-hasn't been a patch on 1981.

I'm going for 1993- present date (exc 2005). The Aussies thrashed us pre-05 and the ones we've won after that have been full of one sided games.

This one the most compelling since for me.

 

[TopCat]

Stokes show aside this series has been shit

England have been shit. That said, take the freaky sandpaper dude out of the equation and England win this 4-0

 

[Silly Point]

Worst home series I can remember if they win it as looks likely

 

[KGC83]

Off topic but it’s amazing how average Starc looks now when the cheating bastards have been caught out. He used to swing it round corners

 

[TopCat]

I'm going for 1993- present date (exc 2005). The Aussies thrashed us pre-05 and the ones we've won after that have been full of one sided games.

This one the most compelling since for me.

2009 - the best team lost. They scored more runs than us, took more wickets (or took wickets at a lower average) and still conspired to lose

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

Worst home series I can remember if they win it as looks likely

2001 was an absolute hammering if I recall.

 

[Silly Point]

2001 was an absolute hammering if I recall.

Don't remember it though sorry

 

[smoker]

Other than Stokes last test, we've been shit. Poor selection and performance.

 

[rentaghost]

Other than Stokes last test, we've been shit. Poor selection and performance.

Aye if only they had used that ‘no brainer’ selection and picked a pitch it up 78mph bowler Curran on a pitch blatantly suitable for tall back of a length pace bowlers it would have made all the difference. I don’t think your choices would have been any more wise than the selectors but we will never know

 

[Rotten Johnny]

1981 easily.
The stuff of sporting fairy tales.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

2005 series was the Daddy series.

Players who stood up for the fight & were not intimidated regardless of skill level.

 

[Jack Torrance]

We have been shit this series which would make it all the more sweeter if we some how ended up winning

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

Other than Stokes last test, we've been shit. Poor selection and performance.

We were a session away from winning at Lords