The Ashes

The 28th man goes too far

Shane Warne started his first Ashes tour as a relative unknown. By the end, England’s batsmen knew quite enough about him

A year before he laid waste to South Africa at the Oval, Devon Malcolm bowled an even faster spell to beat Australia

Since 1975, England have picked 13 Test debutants for the last match of an Ashes series. Name them or GTFO.

Dead-rubber wins can taste just as sweet as the real thing - sometimes even sweeter

And you wonder why Australia won 4-1

The genesis of England’s glorious 2005 Ashes victory was a 47-minute cameo three years earlier

And you wonder why Australia won 4-0