On August 15, 2005, Ricky Ponting waged a lone battle for Australia and played a lion’s share in a nail-biting draw which ensured that the series remained at 1-1. Ponting led the dogged resistance but fell with four overs to go. Yet, he had done enough to save Australia from going down in the series. Sarang Bhalerao revisits Ponting’s epic 156.
On August 11, 2005, Shane Warne became the first bowler in the history of the sport to take 600 wickets in Test matches in the third Test of the Ashes at Manchester. Jaideep Vaidya goes through the happenings of the day.
On August 7, 2005, England pipped Australia by two runs at Edgbaston in what was arguably the greatest Test match ever played. Jaideep Vaidya narrates the story of three and a half days of pulsating cricketing in which the result was decided by a spectacular all-round display by Andrew Flintoff and an umpiring call.
On July 7, 2005, at 13.02 British Standard Time (BST), Vikram Solanki substituted Simon Jones.