With their five wicket defeat in Sydney, England's Ashes tour ended in abject failure. A failure of planning, of selection, of execution and often of basic cricketing skills, in contrast to the man of the series - Mitchell Starc - who was immense throughout. The series was a huge disappointment to all the committed England fans and infact to Australian…
ASHES ABOMINATION
Our last day podcast identifying all the things that went wrong and what occasionally went right for England with input from Ricky Ponting and Ben Stokes
Jan 09, 2026
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THE CRICVERSE with Simon Hughes Simon Mann and Derek Pringle
Regular analysis and insight on the world of professional cricket from Simon Hughes, Simon Mann and Derek Pringle
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