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The Summer That Brought Us Together

What was it really like inside the 2005 Ashes?

In this episode, Geraint Jones takes us inside one of the greatest series in cricket history — from the Lord’s long room to the chaos of Edgbaston and the moment England realised they could beat Australia.

We cover:

The dressing room before the series

When belief kicked in

The truth about that Edgbaston finish

How England handled Australia’s auraThe characters behind the team

Geraint’s combined 2005 Ashes XI

Plus: how the series changed English cricket forever.

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