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England won a Test in Australia for the first time in 15 years, to much head-scratching. Alan Gardner was joined by Andrew Miller and Alex Malcolm to assess another two-day finish
ESPNcricinfo staff
29-Dec-2025 • 3 hrs ago
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England ended their Australian hoodoo with a first away Ashes win since 2010-11, but the aftermath was dominated by discussions about the pitch - which was subsequently rated "unsatisfactory". On the pod, Alan Gardner was joined by Alex Malcolm in Melbourne and UK editor Andrew Miller to talk grass length, moisture content and the recent weather. They also touched on England averting a whitewash, Ben Duckett's travails and a Player-of-the-Match display from Josh Tongue.