Classic clips
A few clips of classic Ashes moment ... courtesy of YouTube
Cricinfo staff
21-Nov-2006
The rise of YouTube has meant that many old and new cricket clips have been made available to a wide audience for the first time. We pick some great Ashes moments to whet your appetite ahead of the start of the series.
Jim Laker
Laker's 19 for 93 remains the best bowling of all time, not just in Tests. Click here
Laker's 19 for 93 remains the best bowling of all time, not just in Tests. Click here
Greg Chappell
Chappell arrived with a marvellous hundred at Perth in 1970-71, although his form in the reminder of the series was patchy. Also on this clip is footage of Jeff Thomson at his ferocious best at Brisbane in 1974-75. Click here
Chappell arrived with a marvellous hundred at Perth in 1970-71, although his form in the reminder of the series was patchy. Also on this clip is footage of Jeff Thomson at his ferocious best at Brisbane in 1974-75. Click here
Dennis Lillee
Not racing in and terrorising batsmen, but rowing with umpires who said he could not use his aluminum bat at Perth 1979-80. Click here
Not racing in and terrorising batsmen, but rowing with umpires who said he could not use his aluminum bat at Perth 1979-80. Click here
Bob Willis
Headingley 1981. 8 for 43. Enough said. Click here
Headingley 1981. 8 for 43. Enough said. Click here
Thriller at the MCG
Until Edgbaston last year, this was as close as it got in the modern era. Three runs needed and a juggling slip catch to give England victory. Click here
Until Edgbaston last year, this was as close as it got in the modern era. Three runs needed and a juggling slip catch to give England victory. Click here
Take that
Brief but glorious ... Ian Botham hammers 16 off four balls at Edgbaston in 1985 Click here
Brief but glorious ... Ian Botham hammers 16 off four balls at Edgbaston in 1985 Click here
Botham's (almost) last hurrah
At Brisbane in 1986-87 Botham hit a superb 138 to set England on course for victory. After reaching his hundred, he cut loose with 22 off one Merv Hughes over. We didn't know it at the time, but thereafter it was almost all downhill for the great man. Click here
At Brisbane in 1986-87 Botham hit a superb 138 to set England on course for victory. After reaching his hundred, he cut loose with 22 off one Merv Hughes over. We didn't know it at the time, but thereafter it was almost all downhill for the great man. Click here
Shane Warne Pt 1
That ball to a bemused Mike Gatting at Old Trafford in 1993. You never tire of watching the ball or Fat Gatt's expression. Click here ... and his delivery to remove Andrew Strauss 12 years later wasn't too bad either. Click here
That ball to a bemused Mike Gatting at Old Trafford in 1993. You never tire of watching the ball or Fat Gatt's expression. Click here ... and his delivery to remove Andrew Strauss 12 years later wasn't too bad either. Click here
Shane Warne Pt 2
Warne's Melbourne hat-trick has the crowd in raptures and Tony Greig almost falls off his perch. Click here
Warne's Melbourne hat-trick has the crowd in raptures and Tony Greig almost falls off his perch. Click here
Steve Waugh
Waugh marks his SCG farewell with an emotional hundred, bringing up the landmark off the last ball of the day. Click here
Waugh marks his SCG farewell with an emotional hundred, bringing up the landmark off the last ball of the day. Click here
Glenn McGrath
Five wickets at Lord's to take him past 500 and a fantastic response after Australia were bowled out cheaply on an amazing first day of the 2005 series. Click here
Five wickets at Lord's to take him past 500 and a fantastic response after Australia were bowled out cheaply on an amazing first day of the 2005 series. Click here
Edgbaston 2005
Excellent slow-motion round-up of an amazing Test. Click here
Excellent slow-motion round-up of an amazing Test. Click here
Supersub
Ricky Ponting was less than impressed when he was run-out by Gary Pratt ... his outburst as he returned to the dressing-room earned him a hefty fine. Click here
Ricky Ponting was less than impressed when he was run-out by Gary Pratt ... his outburst as he returned to the dressing-room earned him a hefty fine. Click here