Ashes 2023: Essential reading before England v Australia first Test
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew explains why this summer's battle for the urn could have greater ramifications for the wider game.A look back at the pivotal moment of Glenn McGrath's freak injury before the second Ashes Test in 2005 from the man himself.Coaxing Moeen Ali out of retirement to solve an Ashes spin-bowling problem was the best move England could make.
Former England captain Alastair Cook opens up on the many ups and downs he has encountered while playing in the Ashes.'Everyone thought we were the Wags'- England's overlooked Ashes winIn 2005 a first series win over Australia in more than a generation propelled England's men to superstardom. England's women, having ended an even longer wait, were anonymous in their wake.
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