Battle of the Ashes Moments

[vic_orthdox]

Just have to go for Herby.

 

[vcs]

Botham.

 

[GIMH]

Eh, gonna go McGrath

 

[fredfertang]

Botham

 

[Jacknife]

Botham

 

[zaremba]

Meh, Botham
Excellent catch by McGrath but I think we should restrict this to recognised Ashes Tests. We don't want to devalue the competition

 

[wpdavid]

Beefy, especially because of Thomson's charmless celebration after taking the catch.

 

[morgieb]

McGrath. If it doesn't get in it's a farce imo.

 

[Jarquis]

(34)Botham Setting up the Declaration 6 vs (72)Glenn McGrath's catch at Adelaide 8 vs (33)Matthew Elliot's 199 2

 

[Jarquis]

Battle #28

(61)Mark Butcher's 173*
4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 16-20, 2001 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
YouTube - Mark Butcher 173 Not Out 2001 4th Test Headingly

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(19)Bright b. Willis
3rd Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Jul 16-21, 1981 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

The final wicket in the famous Headingley comeback victory for England

YouTube - Bob Willis 8 for 43 v Australia (Headingley 1981)

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(44)Mitchell Johnson's Family Crisis and Ashes Failings
Mitchell Johnson denies public row with mother has hit his Ashes form | Sport | guardian.co.uk

8/331 in the opening 2 Tests of the 2009 Ashes series, including failing to remove Jimmeh and Monty at Cardiff as well as being carted around Lord's

 

[Furball]

Gonna give this one to Mark Butcher, my first live Ashes moment and a fine innings.

 

[fredfertang]

Tough choice but Butcher's innings was in a match where the series was long gone so Bob Willis

 

[zaremba]

Willis

 

[Howe_zat]

Butcher.

 

[morgieb]

Butcher

 

[GIMH]

Gotta be Willis

 

[Flyonthewall]

Butcher's innings is pretty much my earliest Ashes memory, so I have to vote for him really. Willis's obviously more significant though.

 

[Somerset]

Bob Willis.

 

[wpdavid]

Willis, obviously

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Boring Bob, in a series that the result of the match mattered at the time.