I know it was a great series, but…

July 3, 2008 by A P Webster

The England selectors (as well as certain sections of the media) must just watch the Ashes 2005 DVD box set (which, by the way, I saw on sale for a mere £3 the other day in FOPP) over and over again. The only players that seem capable of breaking into the England side, which is changed less often than a tramp’s underwear, are Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones, who were of course both heavily involved in that series.

on July 3, 2008 at 7:35 pm | Reply Wilson

Well, Jones and Flintoff were far superior in that series to any bowler since (except Harmison, briefly, vs Pakistan – anyone remember that Old Trafford Test in 2006?)
on July 26, 2008 at 12:39 pm | Reply Harmison returns - wicketkeepers beware «

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