The pre-eminent contest
Derek Pringle, in the Telegraph , writes about the Ashes and England's chances of reprising their series win in 2005.
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Derek Pringle, in the Telegraph, writes about the Ashes and England's chances of reprising their series win in 2005.
Make no mistake, cricket's greatest brand is what the Ashes are, no matter who sponsors them or how much money the rupee rajahs of the Indian Premier League want to dangle before our eyes. It will endure, too, for as Kevin Pietersen made plain in his newspaper column at the weekend - money cannot buy the feeling he and his team-mates experienced when they won the Ashes at the Oval in 2005.
For those who see that incredible series as an anomaly, a return to the result of that heady summer may not be out of the question despite the 5-0 drubbing of England by Ricky Ponting's side in Australia 18 months ago.
Ashok Ganguly is an editorial assistant at Cricinfo