Battle of the Ashes Moments

[Prince EWS]

Not really our fault you came to play a five-test series with only two half-decent bowlers.

Nah MacGill was also on tour.

 

[Johnners]

Lucky Richard isn't here..... 8|

 

[Prince EWS]

Lucky Richard isn't here..... 8|

Yeah, I just effectively said that MacGill > Gillespie and Kasprowicz. He'd have a stroke.

 

[Themer]

McGrath.

Australia would have probably gone on to win the series had he not trodden on that ball tbh.

 

[BoyBrumby]

McGrath. Coupled with Ponting's arse-headed decision to insert us it really changed the whole dynamic of the series.

 

[GIMH]

Not really our fault you came to play a five-test series with only two half-decent bowlers.

 

[Jarquis]

At my dad's tonight, 2 battles tomorrow.

 

[Burgey]

Not really our fault you came to play a five-test series with only two half-decent bowlers.

We learned from you lot.

 

[morgieb]

Yeah, I just effectively said that MacGill > Gillespie and Kasprowicz. He'd have a stroke.

As of 2005, yeah. Not really before that, though..

 

[Jarquis]

(9)Steve Waugh's Twin Centuries 5 vs 11 (62)Glenn McGrath Standing on a Cricket Ball

 

[Jarquis]

Battle #5
(22)Geraint Jones's Rebound Catch
3rd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 11-15, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

98.2 Flintoff to Warne full and outside the off, Warne nicks it, the ball flies to Strauss at second slip, he misses and the ball goes of his knee, Geraint Jones dives to his right and shows stunning reflexes to catch the ricochet! That is some catching from Jones 340/8

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(53)Bob Massie Dmeolishes England
2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 22-26, 1972 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
A debut to remember.

Battle #6
(7)Michael Clarke Shouldering Arms to Simon Jones
3rd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 11-15, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

75.2 Colossal blunder from Clarke as Simon Jones bowls an inswinger on the off stump, Clarke just shoulders arms and watches in horror as the ball knocks the off stump out of the ground! That is a big wicket 263/6

YouTube - Simon Jones bowls Clarke

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(64)First Delivery of the 2006/07 Ashes
1st Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 23-27, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

0.1 Harmison to Langer, 1 wide, and it's wild and woolly, a massive wide taken by first slip. Welcome back to Australia, Steve

YouTube - Steve Harmison 1st ball of the 1st test match 2006/07

 

[Chris.14]

I'm going with Bob Massie and First Ball of 06/07 Ashes.

 

[zaremba]

Massie and Clarke

 

[GIMH]

My hero and lolclarke

 

[GotSpin]

Massie and Harmy

 

[lachlan43]

Massie and Harmison.

 

[four_or_six]

Massie for the first one.

The second one has two highly lol-worthy moments. Have to go for Jones/Clarke though... that made me laugh. Harmy just made me very very worried.

 

[vcs]

Geraint Jones and Harmison.

 

[zaremba]

The second battle is all about trajectory and noise.

Jones-Clarke: glorious inswinger; KLUNK
Harmison-Flintoff: crazy wide; collective "OH ****" from all England supporters

 

[DragonPunk]

Massie and Harmison.