Ashes 2005
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Attending the first day at Lord’s 15 years ago was all thanks to a new form of communication
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The BBC is replaying the whole TMS commentary of the second Ashes Test from 2005 as live from Thursday, if you don’t have anything else on
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It was 15 years ago but can you remember the details of that glorious summer for England’s cricketers?
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The sixth of a new Guardian Print Shop series featuring classic sports images from the likes of Gerry Cranham, Mark Leech and Tom Jenkins
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Imagine England losing the 2005 Ashes, Sir Alex Ferguson managing Spurs and women’s and men’s football being equal
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How Lou Bega, Ken Livingstone and Fred Flintoff shaped the greatest series
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Guardian Sport Network When sport and real life collide: a story about divorce during the 2005 Ashes
The 2005 Ashes was special. The Queen said it was ‘cricket at its best’. The prime minister said it ‘lit up the summer’. For one writer and England fan it was more than that: it was the storied series that shares a summer with his divorce
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Vic Marks: An era has ended with the retirement of Matthew Hoggard and Simon Jones – two of the 'fab four' 2005 Ashes bowling attack - but memories of that summer will last forever
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Emma John: England will be pumped up for Tests against Australia and one of the miracles of sport is that we can enjoy their experiences vicariously
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From Roman orgies to crusty raves … you just had to be there
Gallery
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Vic Marks: Professional sportsmen need to know how to bow out before time catches up on them
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The decade in sport: Match-fixing scandals and the fraud of Allen Stanford were overshadowed by some excellent cricket, writes Mike Selvey
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England all-rounder determined to succeed after dismal failure in 2006-07 Ashes series
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Rob Bagchi: Real champions still take satisfaction from a hard-fought victory, regardless of previous achievements
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Lawrence Booth: Don't tell Michael Vaughan, but Australia's cricketers are in serious danger of rediscovering their snarl.
Guardian Sport Network Tim Key: when the Ashes and the Edinburgh festival aligned in 2005