Ashes series countdown

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 18
Scored by Don Bradman in his first Ashes innings at Brisbane in 1928

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 17
Minutes Australia's last-wicket pair, Lee and McGrath, survived to draw at Old Trafford in 2005

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 16
Number of years Australia held the Ashes until England won in 2005

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 15
Score Kevin Pietersen was dropped on at The Oval in 2005 - he made 158

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 13
Unbroken stand by tailenders Giles and Hoggard to win at Trent Bridge in 2005

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 11
Days of Test cricket before Australia won the 2001 series

county

11 days:eek:

DMC

I'm starting to think that Duncan Fletcher wants those numbers to go back up, rather than down...

adamcp

Well Geraint's back as number oen wicket keeper for the Ashes, never should have been dropped IMO but bit unfair on Chris Read the way he was dropped

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 10
Wickets taken in a single innings by Jim Laker at Old Trafford in 1956

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 9
Sixes hit by Andrew Flintoff at Edgbaston in 2005 - an Ashes record

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 8
Hat-tricks taken in Ashes Tests, the most recent by Darren Gough in 1999

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 7
Position in the batting order for Graham Thorpe when he hit a century on Test debut at Trent Bridge in 1993

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 6
Score made by Steve Waugh in his final Ashes innings, in Sydney, 2003

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 4
Balls faced by Australia on last day at The Oval before 2005's final Test was declared a draw

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 3
Australia batsmen hit by Steve Harmison on day one of the 2005 Ashes series

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 2
England's victory margin in runs at Edgbaston in 2005 - the tightest Ashes finish ever

KevIRL

DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST TEST: 1
Test matches won by the losing side in each of the last three Ashes series

county

another great ashes thread kev,nice one:)

DMC

Splendid stuff indeedy!

KevIRL

As the looney tunes folk would say....


That's all folks!

Here's to a great ashes series (a few Ed Joyce tonnes, a lot of close games, and an overall Aussie win of the series)

RuggieBear

Awesome KevIRL. Thanks again

county

thank god i start work late in the day as i know i`ll be up in the wee hours of the morning for the next couple of months

KevIRL

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county

bump;)