Battle of the Ashes Moments

[morgieb]

Junior, naturally.

 

[GIMH]

09

My favourite cricket moment ever, possibly. Meant a lot to me, more than 05.

 

[fredfertang]

The King of Spain

 

[Themer]

Gilo

 

[DragonPunk]

Mark Waugh, loved watching him play.

 

[Jarquis]

(32)Mark Waugh's debut century 7 vs (21)Swann dismissing Hussey to seal 2009 1 series vs (16)Ashley Giles ball of the century 5

*Not included Zaremba's vote as I have no idea what it means even though I presume it's for Gilo but ultimately it doesn't matter*

 

[Jarquis]

Battle #31

(27)Stan McCabe's 187
1st Test: Australia v England at Sydney, Dec 2-7, 1932 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

McCabe's unconquered 187 in Sydney was one of two occasions in all cricket history when you could categorically say that Bradman could not have done it. Bradman went to his grave believing that when Harold Larwood bowled Bodyline at batsmen's skulls on lively pitches, the only way of defeating it was by jumping to leg and slashing through off, twisting your neck out of the firing line and turning your back on the textbook. This ignores the fact that for four tantalising hours McCabe was textbook perfection itself, climbing up on his toes to hook and to cut. He was something close to Hercules that innings. And yet he remained humble young Stan, refusing to look at the next day's newspapers because they'd only contain "a lot of exaggerated praise that it wouldn't do me any good to read".

vs

(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

(4)Finally clinching victory in 2005
url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/216994.html]4th Test: England v Australia at Nottingham, Aug 25-28, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com[/url]

31.5
Warne to Giles, 2 runs, THAT'S IT! England have done it! full and on the pads, flicked through the on side for two of the most valuable runs Ashley Giles has ever scored in his life!

Note : I'm also taking nominations for one moment from the 2010/11 series to ensure the final battle is also a 3 way race. So please post a nomination along with your results for this battle

 

[Howe_zat]

Ah, great to see this thread still going.

Vote to Flintoff running out Ponting. Was literally a moment after all, and one I remember watching with no fingernails left.

From this series I'll nominate Australia getting to 2/3 in Adelaide. All the reasons England kept the Aussie batsmen down were there.

 

[four_or_six]

I suppose it should be McCabe.

For this last series, I agree, I'd go with the 2/3 at Adelaide.

 

[fredfertang]

McCabe

Punter throwing his toys out of the pram over that referral

 

[Flyonthewall]

As satisifed as the other two moments made me feel, I'm going to have to opt for McCabe's extraordinary innings. Considering the context of both the match and the series, it has to rank up amongst the very greatest innings ever played IMO.

 

[Howe_zat]

As satisifed as the other two moments made me feel, I'm going to have to opt for McCabe's extraordinary innings. Considering the context of both the match and the series, it has to rank up amongst the very greatest innings ever played IMO.

Yeah, I nearly did. I've voted for some other great achievements rather than personal moments in this thread, but Freddie's run out was one I just couldn't let go.

 

[Jacknife]

I'll go with Freddie's run out of Ponting.
From this year, like others, has to be the 2/3 start at Adelaide.

 

[vcs]

Good to see this thread going again!

All worthy nominations, but I'll go with McCabe.

 

[Teja.]

McCabe

 

[zaremba]

*Not included Zaremba's vote as I have no idea what it means even though I presume it's for Gilo but ultimately it doesn't matter*

Afghan = Mark Waugh
Comes from "Afghanistan, the forgotten war" from the days when they kept picking his brother for Oz but not him

 

[GIMH]

Freddie's run-out.

So special.

I agree with Adelaide for 2010/11

 

[Somerset]

Definitely McCabe's innings.

 

[wpdavid]

McCabe's innings was unquestionably the best performance of the three. But it was in a losing cause - even in that test, Aus went down by 10 wicktets - so you could argue against it being a great Ashes moment. It was certainly the least significant of the three.

I'll go for Giles - if he'd gone, you wouldn't have bet against Harmison and the crocked Jones following in a couple of balls. Instead, he sealed what transpired to be England's first ashes series win in eons.

 

[Jarquis]

(27)Stan McCabe's 187 6 vs (1)Flintoff running out Ponting 3 vs (4)Finally clinching victory in 2005 1

Surprised at the lack of love for 05.