2005 ASHES Ep1: ENGLAND AMBUSH

2005 ASHES Ep1: ENGLAND AMBUSH

Author: Simon Hughes August 8, 2025 Duration: 18:16
The first instalment from our six-part video series reliving the drama of the 2005 Ashes. This extract hears from Jason Gillespie, Simon Jones, Michael Vaughan, Justin Langer and Freddie Flintoff how England took the unsuspecting Aussies by storm on the first morning at Lord's. To watch the full video series with match archive join The Cricverse on Substack at https://cricverse.substack.com/p/wakey-wakey-england?r=lo2wd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For anyone who feels the scorecard only tells half the story, The Analyst Inside Cricket offers the other half. Simon Hughes, known widely as The Analyst, teams up with the BBC's Simon Mann to pull back the curtain on the sport. This isn't just a recap of matches; it's a deep, engaging conversation that blends technical breakdown with the human narratives that define the game. You'll hear their firsthand experiences from around the world, alongside insights from the players, coaches, and personalities they've known for years. Each episode feels like sitting in on a candid chat between two experts who can explain the mechanics of a perfect seam position one moment and share a poignant, funny, or surprising anecdote from the dressing room the next. The podcast thrives on the details that get missed in the headlines-the tactical shifts, the personal journeys, and the off-field moments that truly shape cricket. If you're looking for rich context and stories that go beyond the boundary rope, this is where you'll find them.
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Let the Action Begin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:56
The huge build up to the 2025/6 Ashes is almost over. The talk is nearly done. Time to walk the walk. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann survey the stage at the Perth stadium and assess where the balance of power is now, and wh…
2005 ASHES Episode 6: ECSTASY [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:11
The climax to the greatest Test series of all time - the Oval Test of 2005. England, who hadn't held the Ashes for 18 years, went into this final Test 2-1 up, knowing that if the Australians managed to sneak a victory th…
2005 ASHES Episode 5: UNSUNG HEROES [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:37
The Trent Bridge Test of 2005 was the first time England had taken a significant lead in the Ashes for 18 years. It was only achieved in a tense finale in fading light by two players - Ashley Giles and Matthew Hoggard -…
2005 ASHES Ep4: LOCKED OUT [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:29
The dramatic tale of the third Ashes Test of 2005, told through the players eyes - featuring Michael Vaughan, Freddie Flintoff, Andrew Strauss, Simon Jones, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist. A gripping, te…
Ashes Countdown 5: When Clooney Came Out to Play [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:33
Ashley Giles is the guest on this podcast. One of the heroes of the 2005 Ashes looks back on his exploits in that series during which a partnership with Kevin Pietersen at the Oval earned him the nickname 'George' - simp…
2005 ASHES Episode 3: THE GREATEST TEST [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:20
The story of the most gripping Ashes Test ever played, the Edgbaston white-knuckle ride of 2005, which went literally to the wire, England eventually winning it by two runs. It featured so much drama - Glenn McGrath slip…
2005 ASHES Episode 2: WAKE UP CALL [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:47
Classic retelling of the epic drama of the 2005 Ashes - the greatest Test cricket series ever. This is the wildly fluctuating first Test at Lord's. Simon Hughes and Simon Mann marvel at the explosive first hour when Engl…
2005 ASHES Episode 1: TWILIGHT OF THE GODS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:51
The first episode of our six -part series on the 2005 Ashes - often regarded as the greatest Test series of all time. Twenty years on Simon Hughes and Simon Mann relive the drama of those Tests with its participants incl…
Ashes Countdown 4 - Slanging Match [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:10
Ten days to go to the 2025/6 Ashes and Simon Hughes and Simon Mann monitor the war of words in the Australian press and on podcasts as the pressure builds from the Fourth Estate. The whingeing Poms and 'undercooked' sled…
GREAT ASHES TESTS  Ep5: The Miracle of Headingley 81 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:42
An extract of the final episode of the five-part series dramatising Great Ashes Tests of the past. This episode revisits the epic series of 1981 - Botham's Ashes - featuring interviews with Botham, Bob Willis, Mike Brear…