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Ian Bell befuddled by Shane Warne's 'toppie'

MEN'S ASHES 2005 DEFINING MOMENTS: England made a big call in their middle order, but things got off to a less-than-ideal start

Kevin Pietersen's statement of intent

MEN'S ASHES 2005 DEFINING MOMENTS: England didn't just surprise Australia with the ball at Lord's; it was the Test arrival for a once-in-a-generation talent

Glenn McGrath gives England a reality check

MEN'S ASHES 2005 DEFINING MOMENTS: Australia were on the back foot, but their masterful fast bowler delivered a performance for the ages at Lord's

A little bit of Freddie in my life - The Cricketer's writers relive the 2005 Ashes

RICHARD HOBSON, GEORGE DOBELL, JAMES COYNE, NICK FRIEND AND GEOFF BARTON recall their memories of the series from very different vantage points

Ecstasy then four-boding: Ashes 2005 a reminder of how cricket has lost national profile

SIMON HUGHES recalls that extraordinary Ashes summer that ended in a death of sorts, with live, home Test cricket leaving terrestrial TV for good

When Steve Harmison rattled Ricky Ponting

MEN'S ASHES 2005 DEFINING MOMENTS: England made their intentions clear on the opening morning of the first Test at Lord's

Andrew Strauss: "I think 2005 showed the potential cricket has to explode"

JAMES COYNE: Twenty years on from his Ashes heroics, will England ever again emulate his side’s incredible 2010/11 triumph in Australia?

"They'll get murdered" - England issued warning over pace-first approach for the Ashes

NICK HOWSON: Mick Lewis, the ex-Australia international and now the bowling coach at Yorkshire, says unless the tourists hold their lengths, it could be a long series

"Rogue" Bazball excesses a "red flag" for Ashes tour, says Dean Elgar

JAMES COYNE: Essex's South African opener says teammate Sam Cook is the best England-qualified County Championship bowler he saw last season

David Warner: Ruling out an Ashes return, a warning for Bazball and the threat of Dan Worrall

NICK HOWSON: The former Australia batter is welcoming the prospect of returning to Lord's, the scene of his confrontation in the Long Room two years ago, which saw an MCC member expelled

England must take long-term view on Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse to protect Ashes hopes

HUW TURBERVILL: After a stunning start to his Test career, the five-match T20 series in India should be used to rest the Surrey seamer ahead of the Ashes later this year

How England's unlikely heroes masterminded 2010/11 Ashes victory

Cook, Anderson, Trott and Tremlett were written off or ignored by the Australians before the series - how wrong they were - GIDEON HAIGH applauds the four who came to the fore

History tells us Bazball cult doomed to failure during 2025 Ashes

MALCOLM CONN: With just one away Ashes series victory in nine attempts, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum's team have their work cut out if they are to regain the urn down under at the end of this year

The year ahead - part one: Judgement day on Bazball and county cricket returns

JAMES COYNE picks out some of the main discussion points and topics ahead of a busy 2025...

Simon Jones on learning to bowl fast, being picked for his attributes and how England manage their quicks

HUW TURBERVILL speaks to the former England seamer about dealing with injuries as a fast bowler and how he would manage Jofra Archer and Mark Wood ahead of the series in Australia, 20 years after he starred in the 2005 Ashes