Ashes series countdown

KevIRL

Its back.......

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 95
Steve Waugh's score in the final over of day two in Sydney 2003 - he got his ton off the last ball

RuggieBear

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KevIRL wrote:

Its back.......

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 95
Steve Waugh's score in the final over of day two in Sydney 2003 - he got his ton off the last ball

brilliant kev, i `ll be looking forward to your daily nuggets of wisdom:)

DMC

Excellenté!

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 94
Wickets taken by Frederick "The Demon" Spofforth - Australia's first fast bowler

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 93
Former Australia captain Allan Border's Ashes bowling average (93.50 to be exact)

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 91
Highest score, by Australia's Michael Clarke, in the first Test of the 2005 Ashes series

mike65

Vaughan has been making a few postive noises suggesting he might be fit for the last one or two matches. We'll see.

Mike.

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mike65 wrote:

Vaughan has been making a few postive noises suggesting he might be fit for the last one or two matches. We'll see.

Mike.

is this a solely english thing of bringing unfit players to major tournaments:rolleyes:

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 90
Runs conceded by Jim Laker in taking 19 Australian wickets at Old Trafford in 1956

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 88
Year (1988) in which the Ashes urn returned to Australia, for the first time in 105 years

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 87
Mark Butcher's score in his second Test, at Lord's in 1997

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 84
Australia's first innings score at Old Trafford in 1956 as Jim Laker took nine wickets

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 83
Scored by Jack Hobbs on his Ashes Test debut at Melbourne in 1907/08

SharpshooterTom_79811

I have a funny feeling Australia might win this. I was going to back England to get a draw but with all the injuries I think they're going into the series a bit disorganised. The Aussies seem pretty pissed after being humilated for the first time in 18 years and I reckon in front of their own fans they'll want to get revenge. Possibly be Warne's last involvement international cricket as well of course.

KevIRL

sorry for the gap lads, was electric picnicing...

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 79
Total wickets taken in Ashes Tests by both Jim Laker and Fred Trueman

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 78
Australia's first innings score at Lords in 1968, David Brown taking 5-42

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 77
Allan Border's score in his fifth and final Lord's Test in 1993

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 76
Ashes dismissals by England wicket-keeper Godfrey Evans in 31 Tests (64ct, 12st)

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 74
Scored by Australian tail-ender Geoff Lawson (career average 15.96) to frustrate England at Lord's in 1989

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 73
Made by Aussie Bill Woodfull, carrying his bat in infamous third Test of the Bodyline series

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 72
Nasser Hussain's score in his last Ashes innings, at Sydney in 2002/3

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 71
Australia's winning margin in 1892 Test at Sydney

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 70
Australia's second innings total at Old Trafford in 1888 - they lost by an innings and 21 runs

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 67
Overs bowled by Jason Gillespie in the 2005 Ashes - he took 3-300 in three Tests

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 65
Percentage of respondents to a BBC poll after the 2005 Lord's defeat who said England would not win the Ashes

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 64
Ashes wickets taken by England's Harold Larwood

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 63
Scored by Victor Trumper of Australia in Sheffield's only Test in 1902

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 62
England's winning margin in the first ever seventh Test at Sydney in 1970/1

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 59
The number of innings played by Ian Botham in Ashes Tests

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 58
Australia's second innings total in the 1936 Brisbane Test - England won by 322 runs

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 57
Kevin Pietersen's score in his first Test innings, against Australia at Lord's in 2005

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 56
Sir Donald Bradman's batting average (56.57 to be exact) in the Bodyline series of 1932/33

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 55
Number of dismissals by Australian keeper James Kelly (1896-1905) in Ashes Tests

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 53
Runs conceded by Jim Laker in taking 10 wickets in an innings in 1956

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 52
Number of 'tinnies' David Boon drank on the flight to England in 1989

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 51
Overs that Aussie Tom Veivers bowled unchanged at Old Trafford in 1964

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 50
Left-arm spinner Bert Ironmonger's age in his last Ashes Test for Australia

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 48
Margin between Australia's first innings score and England's combined scores at Perth in 2002

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 46
Most wickets in an Ashes series, by England's Jim Laker in 1956

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 45
Margin of victory, in runs, for Australia in the first ever Ashes Test in 1877

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 44
Wickets taken in Ashes Tests by former England skipper Tony Greig

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 43
Number of Ashes Tests in England, out of 151, won by the home side

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 42
Most wickets by an Australian in an Ashes series, by Terry Alderman in 1981

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 39
Harry Makepeace's age (and 173 days), as oldest player to score a maiden Ashes ton

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 38
Minutes between the start of the first Ashes Test of 2005 and the first wicket - Hayden bowled Hoggard 12

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DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 36
Lowest Ashes team total, made by Australia at Edgbaston in 1902

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 35
Scored by Denis Compton (unbeaten) in his final Ashes innings in 1956

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 34
Number of pairs (nought in both innings) made in Ashes Tests

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 32
Catches taken by Richie Benaud in 27 Ashes Tests

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 31
Stumpings by Australia's Bert Oldfield, the most in Ashes Tests