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'I won't watch a single ball'

There has been almost as much written about the England players who won't be at the Ashes as those who will

Andrew McGlashan
Andrew McGlashan
25-Feb-2013
There has been almost as much written about the England players who won't be at the Ashes as those who will. Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick won't play any part in the series but perhaps the biggest loss to England is Simon Jones who tormented Australia with reverse swing in 2005. He is finding it difficult to accept that he won't have a role Down Under and in an interview with the Western Mail says he can't bring himself to watch the first Test.
It's not the same when you're not involved in the squad, it really hurts. I haven't played a full Ashes series out there, obviously I started the last one but didn't finish it. And I felt sick when I knew I wouldn't be playing a part in it. I had visions of playing this winter and going through the same emotions I did last summer.

Andrew McGlashan is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo