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1 day ago

Cricket nerds love precedent so maybe England can channel spirit of Lord's 2005

Twenty years on, a montage of the 2005 Ashes still tingles the spine. Close your eyes and you can probably make your own, with an Embrace soundtrack if you want to be right on the nose. Chances are you'll see Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff belting sixes with lusty abandon; Geraint Jones wheeling away after winning the epic Edgbaston Test; Ashley Giles calmly patting the winning runs at Trent Bridge;
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6 months ago

Twenty years later: how 2005 Ashes marked end of cricket as we knew it

The 2005 men's Ashes series significantly impacted cricket broadcasting rights, transitioning from free-to-air to paywall television.
The series' popularity exemplified a turning point for cricket in the UK.
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