Battle of the Ashes Moments

[robelinda]

Strauss - I don't recall the Ashes being competed for in 1998/99

Yeah youre right, england didnt really compete- its was a right thrashing.

 

[Teja.]

The Catch.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Strauss.

As good as the hat trick was we weren't really competing back then.

 

[Jarquis]

(10)Darren Gough's Hattrick 4 vs 8 (20)Andrew Strauss' One Handed Diving Catch

A fairly big battle IMO, Gough's hattrick will surely be one of the biggest moments to make an exit in Round 1?

 

[Jarquis]

Battle #4

(1)Flintoff Running Out Ponting
5th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 20-23, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

63.6 Harmison to Hussey, lovely nudged off his hips to mid-on. But hang on - Flintoff's got a rocket arm and he throws down Ponting's stumps! He's gone! Flintoff celebrates before the replays, down on one knee, arms outstretched ala Lord's. Flintoff has done it for England 217/3

YouTube - Flintoff runs out Ponting (Ashes 2009)

vs

(68)The Burning of the Bails and Death of English Cricket
The Ashes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Affectionate Remembrance
of
ENGLISH CRICKET,
which died at the Oval
on
29th AUGUST 1882,
Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing
friends and acquaintances
R.I.P.
N.B.—The body will be cremated and the
ashes taken to Australia.

YouTube - History of the Ashes (Language warning)

 

[zaremba]

The Ashes owes more to Flintoff than vice versa.
And it was another Ponting run-out at a vital moment. These are life's sweetest highlights.

Chimpy

 

[four_or_six]

The bail burning for me.

 

[zaremba]

Would be interested to see a head-to-head between Punter's run-out by Freddie and Punter's run-out by Pratt.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Have to go with the (alleged) bail burning as it started the whole thing off. Fred loses marks for the too-knowingly posed celeb, but was top banana anyway. Twatty run tho, but.

 

[Themer]

Bail Burning.

As others have said it started the whole thing off.

 

[DragonPunk]

Bail Burning.

 

[GotSpin]

Bail burning

 

[vcs]

Flintoff's direct hit.

It's one of the cricketing moments which make the Ashes memorable, and add more lore to the symbolism and history.

 

[marc71178]

Freddy +1

 

[andyc]

Flintoff's direct hit.

It's one of the cricketing moments which make the Ashes memorable, and add more lore to the symbolism and history.

... Except the burning of the bails is the whole reason it's called the Ashes.

 

[vcs]

... Except the burning of the bails is the whole reason it's called the Ashes.

Of course, but then you could vote it above pretty much any cricket moment for that reason alone. So where exactly do you draw the line?

 

[lachlan43]

Of course, but then you could vote it above pretty much any cricket moment for that reason alone. So where exactly do you draw the line?

Why does there have to be a line to draw?

 

[vcs]

Why does there have to be a line to draw?

Well, we might end it right here and give it to the burning of the bails, right?

I totally understand it was a seminal moment that signified the start of the contest, but it's the cricket that makes it memorable for me. Each to their own, obviously.

 

[lachlan43]

Well, we might end it right here and give it to the burning of the bails, right?

I totally understand it was a seminal moment that signified the start of the contest, but it's the cricket that makes it memorable for me. Each to their own, obviously.

If it was up to me, I would.

 

[Somerset]

Burning of the bails.