Battle of the Ashes Moments

[zaremba]

There were actually 9 singles - Rhodes snicked one to the boundary with 14 needed and at one point there was a 2, but one them was an overthrow

 

[Jarquis]

(70)"We'll get 'em in bloody singles" 8 vs 3 (65)Duncan Fletcher's Reaction to Ponting

(18)Shane Warne to Andrew Strauss 3 vs 5 (56)Shane Warne sledging Paul Collingwood

 

[Howe_zat]

A good win. Out of interest, Marcuss, how far are we through the first round?

 

[Jarquis]

Battle #22

(48)Shane Warne's Hattrick
2nd Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 24-29, 1994 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Hattrick Of Shane Warne (AUS) Vs Eng - Video

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(25)Hughes to Gatting
1st Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 3-7, 1993 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Then Gatting played with freedom until he was bowled off his pads from the last ball of the day by the indefatigable Hughes, a due reward for his willingness to vary his line and length. - Wisden 1994

YouTube - Mike Gatting swears after being bowled by Merv Hughes, 1993

Battle #23

(66)Australian top order domination.
2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 17-21, 1993 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

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(14)Steve Harmison slower ball to Clarke
2nd Test: England v Australia at Birmingham, Aug 4-7, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

43.4 slower ball on the middle stump, Clarke is completely fooled by this one. What a ball to bowl at the end of a day like this! Clarke is flummoxed and clean bowled! 175/8

YouTube - Steve Harmison Vs Michael Clarke

 

[Jarquis]

A good win. Out of interest, Marcuss, how far are we through the first round?

9 battles of 3 left to go, which will take us to our final 32

 

[four_or_six]

Warne and Harmison. "One of the great balls..."

 

[zaremba]

Warne
Harmison

 

[marc71178]

Hughes, Harmison

 

[Howe_zat]

There's been too much Warne so far and too much 2005. But I can see why.

Hat-trick and Harmy

 

[vcs]

Hughes, first Ashes match I watched.

Harmison.

 

[Burgey]

Bowled im!!!!! Off the last ball!! Would you believe that?

Merv was so good for us that series. Bowled himself intot he ground, took 34 wickets and effectively ended his own career. Man was a colossus the back half of his playing days for us.

And of course it's the top order domination. Far more impressive than Harmison's freak effort of bowling one on the stumps. Still love the headline in the tabloids from the 03 match - "Waugh Fails"

 

[morgieb]

Warne, abstain.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Merv.

 

[GIMH]

Warne, Harmison

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Warne
Harmison

 

[G.I.Joe]

Toast and the ball that hawkeye claimed didn't happen.

But hawkeye is infallible!

 

[Somerset]

Warne's hattrick and Australia's top order.

 

[GotSpin]

Warne and Australian domination

 

[andyc]

Bowled im!!!!! Off the last ball!! Would you believe that?

Merv was so good for us that series. Bowled himself intot he ground, took 34 wickets and effectively ended his own career. Man was a colossus the back half of his playing days for us.

Thank you! I finally know where that line comes from, is always used in the Channel Nine intro.

Abstaining in the first battle though, and going for the domination in the second. Was it a CW member that had placed money on the top 4 to ton up? Seem to recall hearing or reading about someone doing so and being rightfully less than impressed with the result.

 

[Spark]

All we need is one more run...