Mayukh Ghosh recalls the drama around the wives of the Australian cricketers in 1938.
Read MoreAshes 1928-29: Don Bradman's first Test hundred
January 2, 1929. In his second Test, Don Bradman notched up the first of his 29 Test hundreds. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta lists several of the firsts of Bradman’s career.
Read MoreAshes 1964: 'Sahib' Sellers
‘Sahib’ Sellers receives a letter … by Mayukh Ghosh
Read MoreAshes 1936-37: Ross Gregory c Hedley Verity b Ken Farnes: Most tragic of scoreboard entries
Ross Gregory was dismissed for the last time in his Test career on February 27, 1937. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the execution of an Australian miracle on the same that was marred by the dark significance of a dismissal.
Read MoreAshes 1950-51: The pathbreaking journey
The 1950-51 MCC team became the first Ashes side to use air travel. Mayukh Ghosh recounts.
Read MoreAshes 1893: Arthur Conningham sets off fire in the ground
Arthur Coningham set fire on the ground at Blackpool in a match that started August 28, 1893. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at yet another singular incident in the life of a rather colourful character.
Read MoreAshes 1948: The Don's final innings
August 14, 1948. England were skittled out for 52 by a lethal Ray Lindwall, following which Don Bradman fell for the most infamous duck in the history of cricket. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the day when the great man played his last Test innings, stopping short of 7,000 Test runs and an average of 100 by 4 runs.
Read MoreAshes 1932-22, 1938, 1948: Hands that bowled Bradman
Mayukh Ghosh looks at some of the names that became famous for dismissing Don Bradman
Read MoreAshes 1938: The Alfred Hitchcock classic with its intricate cricketing connection
Alfred Hitchcock, arguably the first great name in the genre of suspense and thrillers, was born August 13, 1899. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at his exaltation at realising that the events of a Hitchcock movie had coincided exactly with an Ashes Test.
Read MoreAshes 1958-59: England's pre-tour troubles with Jim Laker and Johnny Wardle
Even before the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC) team set out for Australia, captain Peter May was plagued by multiple problems — especially in the spin department. Jim Laker almost withdrew after severe altercation with the skipper. And after the team was announced, Johnny Wardle’s name had to be erased in the after-shock of his issues with the Yorkshire management. Arunabha Sengupta traces the domestic problems before the foreign venture.
Read MoreAshes 1899: The Tremorvah Truro trivia
Ashes 1899. Mayukh Ghosh remembers one of the most obscure venues to host the Australians.
Read MoreAshes 1909: Warwick Armstrong keeps debutant Frank Woolley waiting for 19 minutes by bowling trial balls
August 10, 1909. As Frank Woolley waited to face his first ball in Test cricket at The Oval, Warwick Armstrong kept bowling trial deliveries for 19 minutes. Arunabha Sengupta relives the tactics that kept the young Kent batsman on tenterhooks leading to his cheap dismissal and prompted a change in the laws.
Read MoreAshes 1903-04: Clem Hill's run-out sparks a spate of barracking
Ashes 1903-04: When Clem Hill’s run out caused the barracking of Bob Crockett …. by Mayukh Ghosh
Read MoreEngland vs Australia : A Pictorial History
The story behind David Frith’s pictorial history of the Anglo-Australian contests … by Mayukh Ghosh
Read MoreAshes 1930: Alec Hurwood chosen because Bradman did not quite take him to the cleaners.
Alec Hurwood was chosen because he was relatively decent against Bradman … by Mayukh Ghosh
Read MoreAshes 1948: Sid Barnes encounters near fatal injury
Fielding at short-leg Sid Barnes encountered a near-fatal injury on July 9, 1948 at Old Trafford. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the shot that nearly killed a man during a Test.
Read MoreAshes 1950-51: Curious selections
The England team’s 1-4 loss in the 1950-51 Ashes was not really surprising … Mayukh Ghosh remembers the selection follies
Read MoreAshes 1884-85: It was always about the money
The Australians wanted 50 per cent of the gate fee. The English thought it was preposterous. The first ever Test match to be played at Adelaide was almost called off. Arunabha Sengupta relates one of the darkest tales in Ashes history.
Read MoreAshes 1964: The most boring triple hundred
On July 25, 1964, Bobby Simpson scored perhaps the most boring 300 of all time. Mayukh Ghosh recollects.
Read MoreAshes 1903-04: Plum Warner's Ashes conquering team defeated by ladies on a ship
October 29, 1903. Plum Warner’s England team would go on to win The Ashes 3-2 and triumph in 6 of the 9 First-Class tour games, drawing the other three. However, on this day, on board the Orontes, they were overcome by an eleven of lady passengers in a game of deck cricket. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the great match that was contested with a bishop performing the role of an umpire.
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