Ashes Series Quotes

I can remember that 2005 Ashes as a kid and being really absorbed in that whole series at 14 years old. It was magical.

It's one of the greatest sporting environments you can be in, the first morning of an Ashes series. It's hard to explain, you can only really explain it when you're out there. It's awesome.

And in an Ashes series the best approach as a player is to not get caught up in feeling pressure for your position but to think only about the greater cause. How can I contribute? It could be a single moment, like a blinding catch or a run out. Think only of the team's needs.

In 2015, I was privileged to host the first ever televised Women's Test match during the 2015 Women's Ashes on Sky Sports, which saw every game covered of the multi-format series.

I'm most proud of a couple of things. Firstly what we managed to do with the team from 2009 to get them to win the Ashes in Australia. That was remarkable. And secondly moving England forward in white-ball cricket because that is where the game is going and we need to be at the vanguard.

Get picked for an Ashes Test at Lord's and you know you're going to meet the Queen. She arrived before the start of our game against Australia in 2013 and we lined up for inspection like the household cavalry on Horse Guards Parade.

I love the multi-format series. Within it they've found a way to retain Test matches and England v Australia in the Test arena, they were always my favourite matches to play in.

You turn up to an Ashes series and put everything you can into it.

Playing Australia, of course, is always challenging.

England's full of cricket tradition. I follow the game there hugely.

You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in a nutshell.

Back in 2006-07 when we completed the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years, the historical significance didn't really filter in to our thinking. We didn't realise it at the time - we were just making amends for 2005.

When you're going through difficult times, like I was after the 2013-14 Ashes, you start thinking about different bits. Rugby is a huge passion of mine, a lot of my friends play.

I heard a lot about Ian Botham's Ashes, in 1981. Everybody still talks about his performance.

In an Ashes series you have to adapt quickly to the conditions and your rivals. If you don't, you get found out.

I guess we speak pretty loosely, don't we, about looking forward to the Ashes and all that-and we are, but it's not with both eyes. We've got one eye on that and one eye on what we need to get in place to make sure we're the best team we can be for November.

The Ashes are the biggest Test series played in the world.

A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under.

My experience with Australia in the 1997 Ashes series taught me that fighting back is a combination of technique and mindset.

I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have as Australians playing against England, that's always hard to take.

You know there is something a little bit special about an Ashes.

There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.

I don't mind a bit of cricket, but it has to be something massive like the Ashes.

The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

The Oval 2018 was one of the most extraordinary Tests I've been involved with.