A spot of tennis and a Tiger or two

Wimbledon Final, 2001. The Australia squad walked in mostly hungover after winning the opening Test at Edgbaston the day before. Thinking of Centre Court chanting Steve Waugh's name, "1-0, 1-0, 1-0" and "5-0, 5-0, 5-0" as they took their celebrity seats still causes shakes. Peter English

Nothing can match the sight of Tubby Taylor and Four-X Boon running between the wickets during that '89 romp. Two of the worst athletes you'll ever see, and they managed 1281 runs between them, so many of them in singles. Taylor ambling along, Boon skittering along on those tiny legs ... it would have been a comedy-hall act were it not so bloody effective. Dileep Premachandran

Steve Waugh getting to his 29th hundred with a four off the last ball of the Sydney Test in 2003. It was a fairytale moment, but I had mixed feelings about it. Waugh is one of great batsmen of our time, but I always felt he batted for himself, a bit like Richard Hadlee, who I found difficult to warm to. It was a moment that was all about Waugh. Australia collapsed in the second innings and lost the Test and the hundred didn't matter. Sambit Bal

Mike Gatting's stodgy innings of 117 in the 1994-95 series, which widely contrasted with Greg Blewett's Mark Waugh-like hundred on debut, full of daring cover-drives and exquisite timing. My abiding memory was one of depression: England providing their fans with an overweight, over-aged Gatting; Australia provided yet another young, absurdly talented debutant who made batting look ridiculously easy. I still can't believe Blewett faded into obscurity - he was an awesome talent. Will Luke

My enduring memory is also one of depression - a long depression - the worst being the Headingley Test in 1993. Every time I looked up at the television, the ball was flying to the boundary, and it wasn't England who were batting... In fact, come to think of it, I can never remember enjoying an Ashes series... Ed Craig

Is it a bird? No. Is it a plane? Yes ... Hold on - yes?: that's not in the script. Wait: there's more. Is it a plane - or two planes, rather - being flown by David Gower and John Morris? 'Yes' to that too? What's going on? Gower and Morris in a pair of Tiger Moths, during England's tour match against Queensland in 1990-91, that's what. With another Ashes series heading Australia's way, the two April Fools (their joint birthday) decided to inject a bit of buzz into the match they were playing in. It certainly made me smile - hurray! - although not so the authorities - boo - who promptly fined both a grand. Jenny Thompson

Out supporting England for the Christmas and New Year Tests in 2003 - with the series already gone - I sat with the Barmy Army at the MCG and spent four days baiting Justin Langer over various issues. Turning up to the ground one morning the local papers were splashed with how disgraceful the Barmy Army were. Rest assured that wasn't the best way to silence thousands of England fans. Andrew McGlashan

If you look at the scorecard of Western Australia v England at Perth in 1986-87, the tourists' batting order looks odd - Gladstone Small opened as nightwatchman. More curious is Ian Botham at No. 8. Chris Broad, the then-England opener, remembers that Botham had had a good night and was not, shall we say, in a fit state to bat any higher. So after plenty cold water and ice, Botham appeared and made 48 off 38 balls. This was the last match before the first Test and they won by seven wickets with Botham scoring his last Test century. England won the series 2-1. John Stern

I was almost turned off cricket for life when I tuned in to watch Boycott and Tavare bat for most of the day at the Oval in 1981 - a stark contrast to the pyrotechnics in the previous two matches. Alex Chamberlen