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If you’ve developed a taste for dead rubbers from the fifth Ashes Test, then there’s good news! We have a contrived thing to tell you about. The final episode of the latest series of our Ridiculous Ashes podcast is now online and (spoiler!) there was nothing to play for but pride (in one’s own ridiculousness).
Standard scoreline had the 2019 Ashes tied at 2-1 when the teams headed to the Oval, so it was something of a quasi-dead rubber as Australia had already retained the Ashes even though England could still level the series. Ridiculously, however, the series had already been definitively won. We won’t say which way you go, in case you’re behind and want to listen to the series from the beginning (and really worry about the outcome, which seems completely unlikely).
But of course every Ridiculous Ashes Test is important and there were some unlikely star players in this match: Jos Buttler in England’s first innings, Joe Denly in the second, Mitch Marsh with the ball. Elsewhere, Jonny Bairstow delivered a big wicketkeeping cameo, while Steve Smith was again predictably prominent, as were Stuart Broad and David Warner.
Listen! Here’s a link to all the episodes in this series, including this latest one. You can also find previous Ridiculous Ashes series on the same page if you want to go back and listen to them.
And hey! Why not buy the book too? (Glossy, all-colour, completely devoid of 2026/26 Ashes content.)
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