Battle of the Ashes Moments

[fredfertang]

Larwood

 

[GIMH]

Larwood

 

[pasag]

Have to change my vote to Larwood - Oldfield. It was probably the most important, famous delivery of all-time. It epitomised that series and the ramifications where both immediate and long lasting. It's lucky Oldfield recovered from a cricketing pov, really. The series would have undoubtedly been cancelled and it might have been a long time before the two sides played each other again.

 

[Teja.]

Larwood

7-27 is ****ing incredible though.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Larwood

 

[wpdavid]

Tyson - that is the series I would most live to see some footage from.

 

[morgieb]

Larwood.

 

[Burgey]

Larwood, as it's one of the iconic Ashes moments IMO.

edit: is it just me or does Oldfield look like he's been pencilled in in that photo?

Haha, Ive long thought that about that photo.. one of the earlier efforts at a touch up.

Touch up in the photographic sense, not the Warne-Hurley sense.

It certainly looks like Oldfield's pads have been pencilled in, doesn't it?

 

[zaremba]

Touch up in the photographic sense, not the Warne-Hurley sense.

It was a nasty blow.

In the cricketing sense, and not in the Divine Brown - Hugh Grant sense. Or the Peter Roebuck - youngster's bare buttocks sense.

Anyhow this round is a tough one. But I think it has to be Larwood. Any man whose nickname has such resonance 70 years on deserves my vote.

Lol indeed.

 

[Jarquis]

(74)Frank Tyson's 7fer 1 vs (9)Steve Waugh completing twin centuries 3 vs (6)Larwood sconing Oldfield at Adelaide 12

 

[Jarquis]

Battle #30

(32)Mark Waugh's debut century.
4th Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, Jan 25-29, 1991 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

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(21)Swann dismissing Hussey to seal 2009 series
5th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 20-23, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

102.2 England have won the Ashes! Hussey prods to short leg and that's it. It's all over! 348/10

YouTube - The Moment England Won the Ashes 2009!!

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(16)Ashley Giles ball of the century
3rd Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 11-15, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

35.3 that's a ripper! pitched outside the leg stump and turning across the right-hander, Martyn plays down the wrong line and the off stump is pegged back, Giles continues to impress, Australia five down and looking straight down the barrel! 129/5

YouTube - Ashley Giles' "ball of the century"

 

[four_or_six]

The King of Spain!

Giles > Warne.

 

[zaremba]

Afghan

 

[Howe_zat]

Waugh.

Beautiful strokemaker and an underrated player.

 

[marc71178]

Gilo

 

[Burgey]

Mark Waugh.

 

[GotSpin]

Waugh

 

[Furball]

"Pitching outside leg, hitting the top of off. Shane Warne eat your heart out."

Giles

 

[vcs]

Mark Waugh.

 

[Somerset]

Mark Waugh's century.