"Bowled him! How about that!" "Oh, hello, massive! MASSIVE!" "Beauty, yes!" "Oh, Stephen Harmison! With a slower ball, one of the great balls!" "Jones... Bowden!"
Those Warne wickets, those Ponting drives, and Freddy’s incredible contributions with the bat and ball. Thank You England Cricket for letting us relive such a memorable match.
Agreed Mohammed! True cricket fans love all forms of the game but for sure Test match cricket is the best! I, like I am guessing you, can watch a maiden over and enjoy the skills of bowler and batsman all the same!
I met him, arrived in a yellow camper van to one of his cricket acadamies. Dodnt seem arsed with us kids sadly. Top player though and we were probably annoying.
The awesome voices of Greig and Benaud added to the drama that unfolded ... it was 2 extremes in those final moments ... the stress of potentially losing and then the euphoria upon winning ... hasnt been repeated since... never will be i dont think ... great series
It is the greatest series ever for me because you had two great teams at the top of their game which made it such a close and exciting contest. India v Australia in 2001 follows. Then Australia v India in 2021.
What a team for England,,,,gives goosebumps while watching it over n over...the enthusiasm be it Freddi, Pieterson, Straus, Vaughan, etc... Plus awesome crowd
@@jayyadav1610 Couldn't agree more. Very few Test players have the temperament needed to be great. Smith, Kohli and Stokes (who recently seems to have found great patience to go with his class and strength) know what they're doing, but there aren't too many others among the batting ranks.
Cricket peaked here ! ❤ Watching these highlights gives me sort of therapy ... It's like a magical time when we were just born as 2000s kids , never watched these LIVE, But these highlights prove that cricket was something else with those legends...
In the context of the game - maybe even series - Harmison's slow ball to Michael Clarke must rank as most significant wicket. If Clarke had been there the next morning with Warne at the crease, way more likely an Australian victory.
Not really bro. England would still have been the favourites to win it. What brought Australia back into the game was Lee's partnership with Warne and then Kasprovicz.
Even now, 17 years later, I'll never forget this test match, and I was only listening to it on the radio in NZ. Games like these are what make cricket great.
hello and welcome, you are warmest welcome, I am Mark Nicholas ,Richie benaud will be here too along with two top class teams to witness what promises to be an entertaining game. the exact commentary i remember
@Harsh oh yes that was magnificent, I used to play as Australia cause I used to love how much spin Shane Warne was allowed to do in the game while bowling xD.
15 years on. And still Aussies feel the pain, Poms the joy. The tension leading to the final wicket, no other sport has it that intense, for such a long stretch of play.
Warne was an anomaly, almost an unfair advantage. How the English team grouped together, spearheaded by Flintoff to counter the Aussie juggernaut! I remember watching this series live with my dad & brothers - unforgettable experience.
Ben Stokes is a superb player,no doubt. But Andrew Flintoff was something else altogether;his brutish batting,incredible fielding and those thunder like reverse swinging yorkers,wow! He had been thoroughly an astonishing player!!
Can't agree more. Both were phenomenal performances. Coincidence enough.. both times eng getting lucky.. courtesy umpires. Well 2019 Aus got themselves to blame wasting the review. But a bad call is a bad call.
In my opinion Richie made an absolute meal out of this defining moment. He just named people involved, bizarrely even the umpire. Richie is a legend but this was quite mediocre. Nasser hussein did a way better job at calling the Headingley Victory. Ian Smith was terrific at calling the World Cup Victory last year.
15 yr ago England and Australians with great legends, With Legend commentator Bill lawry, Riche Benard, M Slater Nail biting trilling climax by Australia, England won by 2 runs.
Shane Warne was magnificent this match. It was his 2nd inning performance with bat and ball that would've dragged Australia over the line but we had Flintoff. Hard luck Warney and RIP fellah.
Can England ever produce a batsman like Kevin Pietersen ??? I wonder..The way he dominated world class spin attack in India, Sri Lanka and Australia makes him incomparable with current batsmen of England.
If memory serves me correctly, Warne made more runs than Martyn and GIlchrist in this series. I think he Australia’s 5th highest scorer in the series or something like that
@prasithoudomvilay8454 who knows what would happened if mcgrath didn't step on a ball on the morning of the 2nd test. I'd say Shane Warne carried that aussie team in 05 ashes, although ponting stepped up to save a draw at Old Trafford. And the England bowling attack made brett lee a better player as well as Australia hired the England bowling coach & 6 months later lee was getting swing & reverse swing.
I don't think so friend.stokes is a very good batsman but an ordinary bowler and flintoff was a very good batsman and also very dangerous economical and extra ordinary bowler.and flintoff also played against world class players rather than today's players.he was a genuine all_rounder.
I am really pleased having got to see Shane Warne's ball of the century. I do not think that the future cricketing world would have the chance of seeing that magnificent ball Warne is an absolute legend and the best leg spinners of all time
Even though they lost this Australian team was the greatest cricket team of all time. They had three legitimate captains in Ponting, Gilchrist and Warne. In batting they had formidable players like Hayden and Clarke and legendary bowlers like McGrath and Brett Lee. Even their second string had players like Lager, Haddin, and Hodge. This was a fantasy players dream team. Now to think about the extra ordinary performance the English team had to pull out to beat the Aussies is what makes this the greatest Ashes series ever.
Langer, Hayden, Ponting, Clarke, Martyn, Gilchrist, Warne, Lee, Mcgrath, Kasprowicz and Gillespie. What a line-up. Best era of Cricket. Nowadays cricket isnt even half of what it was before.
I was 17 at that time...😂😂😂😂... I had watched this match live and man, I am telling you, watching such matches live at that time with such legends, would give anyone goosebumps.
Quite simply one of the best sporting matches ever. And not just because of the finish, but because of the sustained brilliant performenes with bat and ball throughout.
The Greatest Test Match Ever !!!!!! Unbelievable Quality of Cricket !!!!!! Saw it live as a 15 years old... Credit to ECB for uploading long highlights & not the short highlights... Absolutely loved it... Although showing scorecard at the end of each innings could have enhanced the viewing experience even more...
Such high quality cricket. One of the best things about cricket is seeing the appreciation from people all over the cricketing world, shown in the comments.
There are custom roms and then there is stock android. Similarly, there are test matches and then there is this match. None can match the level of enthusiasm this match had. Look at the crowds, commentators, and every single player trying to give their very best and that's perfectly reflecting. And of course, this is the best cricket channel as of now. Period.
Fantastic series great crowd can’t mistake Tony gregg and Richie bennaud commentating what an atmosphere it was,have watched this test match so many times brilliant
That's two dream teams facing off!! That's Two equally powered tank engines colliding. That's Cassius Clay vs Mohammed Ali. That's that's... Sachin vs Lara.
Excellent cricket by both sides, outstanding spirit by all players, energetic crowd, perfect commentary... And yes! a very well compiled n edited highlights video!! Capturing Flintoff's first over in the second innings was classic! And Warne will remain the Best ever - a legend!
Grew up in the North West - next door to OT, incidentally. Never watched cricket. Lads of my generation/area played football daily. But I remember us all watching this in 2005, all of us 13/14 years old, having barely a grasp of the rules, but loving every second of it. Such great memories.
Commentary was more classic than anything else in this match
"Jones! Bowden!"
Exceptional commentary
Watched the Sky documentary with sky commentary. Rubbish commentary This was Channel 4. Richie Benaud's well chosen words- pure and utter class
"Bowled him! How about that!"
"Oh, hello, massive! MASSIVE!"
"Beauty, yes!"
"Oh, Stephen Harmison! With a slower ball, one of the great balls!"
"Jones... Bowden!"
All summer you would say 👌👌
Those Warne wickets, those Ponting drives, and Freddy’s incredible contributions with the bat and ball. Thank You England Cricket for letting us relive such a memorable match.
Ponting all 12 fours were mesmerising.. he was playing like beautiful prince
This series made a whole generation fall in love with cricket.
Can't imagine cricket without this, no other format can replace TEST CRICKET
Test cricket has best endings as it has too many permutations and combinations for win-loss-draw
Yep
Agreed Mohammed! True cricket fans love all forms of the game but for sure Test match cricket is the best! I, like I am guessing you, can watch a maiden over and enjoy the skills of bowler and batsman all the same!
Definitely agree with that. ODIs and T20s are good. But love test match cricket. This is one of best matches I've seen
It can also be very boring
Anyone noticed the enthusiasm in the crowd.... mind boggling.... u won’t see such crowd in a T20 too.....
Test matches rock 👌
It's not any test match, it's ashes
vishal sharma obviously thtsy
Test match is the best match.
I've seen plenty of crowds like this in the Big Bash series
@@Hypersp4ce is big bash a test match ?
The ability of Andrew Flintoff to inspire England against all odds, is what made him such a genius cricketer
I met him, arrived in a yellow camper van to one of his cricket acadamies. Dodnt seem arsed with us kids sadly. Top player though and we were probably annoying.
These players are absolute legends and deserve much praise. They shaped modern cricket!
Khush Sheth the king of Spain
Dhruv, with all due respect, the modern cricket does not produce this magic anymore. This was way back in 2005.
Expect eng capt
@@khushsheth9396 you are joking right
How many test and first class matches did you play then.
That Flintoff over is the greatest over i have ever seen.
True
Absolutely not.....wasim akram in the 92 world cup final is far far greater
those inswinging Yorkers 🙏
He was the impact player for England those days.
As an Australian I can say without doubt
The two straight drives Ponting player in his first innings, a class above
True
I rewound the video to watch those again
As they say, straight as a ramrod.
Good luck
Ponting was a wonderful test batsman. His 150 at Old Trafford in this series was mind-bogglingly good.
The awesome voices of Greig and Benaud added to the drama that unfolded ... it was 2 extremes in those final moments ... the stress of potentially losing and then the euphoria upon winning ... hasnt been repeated since... never will be i dont think ... great series
2019 Headingley???
Don’t forget Mark Nicholas…so energetic
2023 Edgbaston, Aussies just had an equally epic win at the same ground!
2005 ashes means flintoff
2013-14 ashes means johnson
incredible performanse of both
And 2019 ashes means ben stokes
And 2019 Ashes means Smith and Stokes.
@@jitendrakaler2448 it was Steve Smith's dominance
@@jitendrakaler2448 Stokes ? C'mon man it was Steve Smith's Ashes
*performance
Probably the greatest Test Series of all time...every match was a classic in this series....2005- miss u soooooooooo much
Yes probably. I think Australia Vs India in 03 runs it close too.
It is the greatest series ever for me because you had two great teams at the top of their game which made it such a close and exciting contest. India v Australia in 2001 follows. Then Australia v India in 2021.
@@mrkipling2201 West Indies vs Australia 1960
Australia vs England(Ashes) 2005
Easily the best series of all time.
Three games in a row that went to the last ball - and the final game had plenty of tension.
There was no McGrath and warne
What a team for England,,,,gives goosebumps while watching it over n over...the enthusiasm be it Freddi, Pieterson, Straus, Vaughan, etc... Plus awesome crowd
Fighting spirit of England in the 2005 ashes is something I have never seen by any team till now. Beating Australia of 2000s was really tough.
One of the best Test Match in the history of Test Cricket.
Back when cricket was great, T20 has ruined the game
Gp we in my mail
@KL Rahul - Sanctioned w
@@jayyadav1610 Couldn't agree more. Very few Test players have the temperament needed to be great. Smith, Kohli and Stokes (who recently seems to have found great patience to go with his class and strength) know what they're doing, but there aren't too many others among the batting ranks.
Also One of the best series ever
Cricket peaked here ! ❤ Watching these highlights gives me sort of therapy ... It's like a magical time when we were just born as 2000s kids , never watched these LIVE, But these highlights prove that cricket was something else with those legends...
I get goosebumps every time I watch that over from Flintoff. The reaction from the crowd was electric.
1:33
14:20
Two brilliant balls by Warne to dismiss Strauss. Specially the one in the second innings was absolutely magical.
Yes I agree. Both unplayable. The look on the face of Andrew Strauss.
In the context of the game - maybe even series - Harmison's slow ball to Michael Clarke must rank as most significant wicket. If Clarke had been there the next morning with Warne at the crease, way more likely an Australian victory.
Not really bro. England would still have been the favourites to win it. What brought Australia back into the game was Lee's partnership with Warne and then Kasprovicz.
That was some ball
Yup bro
Benaud and Tony is what made this test match so thrilling. Miss them.
Sachin also
Even now, 17 years later, I'll never forget this test match, and I was only listening to it on the radio in NZ. Games like these are what make cricket great.
1:55 Omg I miss the gameplay of Cricket 07 so much ! :(
hello and welcome, you are warmest welcome, I am Mark Nicholas ,Richie benaud will be here too along with two top class teams to witness what promises to be an entertaining game.
the exact commentary i remember
@@parasb6485 oh man that's excellent, truly nostalgic now
@Harsh oh yes that was magnificent, I used to play as Australia cause I used to love how much spin Shane Warne was allowed to do in the game while bowling xD.
15 years on. And still Aussies feel the pain, Poms the joy. The tension leading to the final wicket, no other sport has it that intense, for such a long stretch of play.
Warne was an anomaly, almost an unfair advantage. How the English team grouped together, spearheaded by Flintoff to counter the Aussie juggernaut! I remember watching this series live with my dad & brothers - unforgettable experience.
Ben Stokes is a superb player,no doubt. But Andrew Flintoff was something else altogether;his brutish batting,incredible fielding and those thunder like reverse swinging yorkers,wow! He had been thoroughly an astonishing player!!
His form was only ever this good in this series, though. Peak performance but unfortunately shortlived for England.
Ashes--
2005: edgbaston flintoff motm
2019: headingly stokes motm
(Both all-rounder)
History do repeat itself!!
Can't agree more. Both were phenomenal performances.
Coincidence enough.. both times eng getting lucky.. courtesy umpires. Well 2019 Aus got themselves to blame wasting the review. But a bad call is a bad call.
I Love England people ❣️❣️
Test cricket is alive due to their passion towards test cricket ❣️❣️❣️
As an Aussie i do agree. I thank India too for bringing back such great Test matches... Cheers
@@Hypersp4ce yes indian test crowd is also good 😃
Jones , Bowden , Kaspovich the man to go and Harmison
My God richie is the greatest commentator ever
In my opinion Richie made an absolute meal out of this defining moment. He just named people involved, bizarrely even the umpire. Richie is a legend but this was quite mediocre.
Nasser hussein did a way better job at calling the Headingley Victory.
Ian Smith was terrific at calling the World Cup Victory last year.
@@abhishektoshniwal7631 you can have your opinion
The mother of all test series.
How about india vs australia in 2001...
This was a bigger series in terms of matches hence the excitement carried on for longer.
Even Ashes 2019 would be pretty iconic!!
But now bg trophy takes place of it
@@artofwords7479 no
22:44 That Damien Martyn cover drive 😍
I got goosebumps from that Flintoff over..
The joy for poms.. and oh the pain on kasprovich face both unforgettable.
15 yr ago England and Australians with great legends, With Legend commentator Bill lawry, Riche Benard, M Slater
Nail biting trilling climax by Australia, England won by 2 runs.
Timeless Classic! Classy Shane Warne, Ponting, Flintof and Kevin Pietersen! My childhood!
Shane Warne was magnificent this match. It was his 2nd inning performance with bat and ball that would've dragged Australia over the line but we had Flintoff. Hard luck Warney and RIP fellah.
Harmison slower ball to dismiss Clarke in 2nd innings, absolutely magnificent..!!
One of the greatest test matches of all time no doubt
One of the best if not the best test match ever played
This test match and the one at Eden Garden in 2001, the best I have ever seen.
Fond memories, perhaps the greatest Test Match in the greatest Test series of all time!
That delivery by Shane Warne at 1:33... incredible spin😍😍
Fast spin from rough..very difficult to play a cut shot ..
Shane warne did it soooo mant times
Compare to sachin bowling to moin khan... That wicket is the marvelous one... Compared to this
I love sport and in my time I've witnessed some truly amazing spectacles but this Ashes Series tops them all. It was simply incredible.
Same
Can England ever produce a batsman like Kevin Pietersen ??? I wonder..The way he dominated world class spin attack in India, Sri Lanka and Australia makes him incomparable with current batsmen of England.
South africa produced him.
@@ahmertareen0 He he true 😂😂
Maybe cook gets up top with him
@@hugoullmann2442 are u crazy. joe root can come close to him
Harry brook 😍
Shane bowling was amazing in this series and also his batting too, he got 42 in this game and topped score with 90 next game! RIP legend!
I love tbose memories mis u Shane wane
If memory serves me correctly, Warne made more runs than Martyn and GIlchrist in this series. I think he Australia’s 5th highest scorer in the series or something like that
think the next game was old Trafford where Ricky ponting scored 150+ in the 2nd innings
@@ads2686 he did well too! Only players did was langer, ponting, warne, lee and mcgrath
@prasithoudomvilay8454 who knows what would happened if mcgrath didn't step on a ball on the morning of the 2nd test. I'd say Shane Warne carried that aussie team in 05 ashes, although ponting stepped up to save a draw at Old Trafford. And the England bowling attack made brett lee a better player as well as Australia hired the England bowling coach & 6 months later lee was getting swing & reverse swing.
Ashes 2005 was a pure master class
14:20
Shane Warne Most Popular Wicket
Round the wicket warne was very dangerous
There lived just one fox. His name is Shane.... Shane Warne.
#BenStokes is the Modern time Flintoff, Aggression+Attitude+matchwinner.....
Far better than him. Stokes hs won a WC.
Much better than him..he will become modern day greats like Kallis🔥
Ri8 bro
I don't think so friend.stokes is a very good batsman but an ordinary bowler and flintoff was a very good batsman and also very dangerous economical and extra ordinary bowler.and flintoff also played against world class players rather than today's players.he was a genuine all_rounder.
@@yasirimran238 so yor's are saying that the likes of boult , stark , cummins , bumrah are not world class?
Unforgettable, even after almost 20 years. Many thanks for uploading.
What a damn series 😍😍😍
Also EA Sports Cricket 07 footage 😍😂
Aus Eng test Matches more interesting than any ind pak game.
Look at the crowd and classic commentary. Superb
2005 Ashes Test Series I Can Never Forget
Mera pagal beta ranga suyar asle naam bata kaha rahta hai
those straight drives from Ponting and What SIXESSSSSS mannn from Flintoff
Mother of all test cricket. Especially if you look at the Australian Line up, Langer, Hayden, Ponting, Martin, Gilchrist, Warne, Lee, Gelispe
They should make a movie out of this test match. Shane warne truly a legend
Yes it often gets lost how good Warney played in this match. Man of the match if Australia win.
One of the best match of test cricket history. I'm watching in 2020!
This was released a month ago this video
I am really pleased having got to see Shane Warne's ball of the century.
I do not think that the future cricketing world would have the chance of seeing that magnificent ball
Warne is an absolute legend and the best leg spinners of all time
"Jones"
"Bowden"
Miss you, Richie
Hurts me too brother.
Yup well said miss them all
I hadn’t thought of Richie in ages, watched this and all my childhood years came flooding back instantly
As a child I never liked Richie benuad.
Spot on. Richie was the best.
Greatest Series Ever.
And Voice of Cricket
Tony Greig
Wt a summer that was 2005 ,cant forget shane Warne on very very prime
Even though they lost this Australian team was the greatest cricket team of all time. They had three legitimate captains in Ponting, Gilchrist and Warne. In batting they had formidable players like Hayden and Clarke and legendary bowlers like McGrath and Brett Lee. Even their second string had players like Lager, Haddin, and Hodge. This was a fantasy players dream team. Now to think about the extra ordinary performance the English team had to pull out to beat the Aussies is what makes this the greatest Ashes series ever.
Bowleres: bowl short at ponting
Comm : ponting one of the best pullers in world cricket
Bowlers : then bowls full
Ponting : puches down the ground 😎
Langer, Hayden, Ponting, Clarke, Martyn, Gilchrist, Warne, Lee, Mcgrath, Kasprowicz and Gillespie.
What a line-up. Best era of Cricket. Nowadays cricket isnt even half of what it was before.
These are not enough half of west indian cricket team
World 🌎 might not see such a cricket again
Teams packed with stars 🌟
Actually very true missing those day bro🥹🥹
Simon Jones being the unsung hero
Injuries halted his career, but his effect was long lasting
When this happened i was 7 years old.. if I were 17.. i would've had a great story to tell to my children
I was 17 at that time...😂😂😂😂...
I had watched this match live and man, I am telling you, watching such matches live at that time with such legends, would give anyone goosebumps.
I was 20 when this happened. That last morning was stressful viewing I can tell you!
I was born that year🤣🤣
Quite simply one of the best sporting matches ever. And not just because of the finish, but because of the sustained brilliant performenes with bat and ball throughout.
I still remember this test match. It was very interesting and eventful.
Was 9 year old at that time and I still remember most of th things like Warne bowling to Straus flintoff at his best and Jones was on another lavl
1 minute silence fr legendary shane warn😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
The Greatest Test Match Ever !!!!!! Unbelievable Quality of Cricket !!!!!! Saw it live as a 15 years old... Credit to ECB for uploading long highlights & not the short highlights... Absolutely loved it... Although showing scorecard at the end of each innings could have enhanced the viewing experience even more...
24:46 what a delivery!
Now who's here after edgbaston 2023?
Carbon copy 2005, except for the results. This time Aussies nailed it :))
This series can't be matched in game's history. The ashes 0'5 had a lot more thrill offered by T20s. This is the greatest test ever played 🔥
I miss tony Greg. His commentary is perfect. Bring back so much memories
The best match in cricket amazing flintoff
Such high quality cricket. One of the best things about cricket is seeing the appreciation from people all over the cricketing world, shown in the comments.
16:23 Rare occasion where Rudi raises his finger quickly! 😂
There are custom roms and then there is stock android. Similarly, there are test matches and then there is this match. None can match the level of enthusiasm this match had. Look at the crowds, commentators, and every single player trying to give their very best and that's perfectly reflecting. And of course, this is the best cricket channel as of now. Period.
The overall quality of both sides. Awesome
What an series incredible, watched from India every match. First time during this series popularity of Cricket overtook that of Football in England.
Legends at their best . Respect from india🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Test cricket is the best cricket....👌👌👌👌👌
We dont get to see such matches. Miss the 90s and 2000s
Flintoff and pieterson were absolute legends of the English cricket!
Love to watch this ashes again and again
Fantastic series great crowd can’t mistake Tony gregg and Richie bennaud commentating what an atmosphere it was,have watched this test match so many times brilliant
I have seen lots of fiery test cricket series played between two nations but this particular ashes test series was absolutely spectacular.
Old memories in EA sports cricket 07 ASHES
That's two dream teams facing off!! That's Two equally powered tank engines colliding. That's Cassius Clay vs Mohammed Ali. That's that's... Sachin vs Lara.
You do realise that Cassius Clay and Muhammed Ali were the same person, right?
Excellent cricket by both sides, outstanding spirit by all players, energetic crowd, perfect commentary... And yes! a very well compiled n edited highlights video!! Capturing Flintoff's first over in the second innings was classic! And Warne will remain the Best ever - a legend!
These were the times when dropping a catch was a sin for Austria squad. Something forbidden by God.
Australia too
Grew up in the North West - next door to OT, incidentally. Never watched cricket. Lads of my generation/area played football daily. But I remember us all watching this in 2005, all of us 13/14 years old, having barely a grasp of the rules, but loving every second of it.
Such great memories.
These umpires are really gods, watch at 16:55 , how can they be so accurate
They are not gods at all. They're doing their job
@@IbrahimKhan-gv6cw sachin or ronaldo were also not legends as they were doing there jobs🙄(counter example)
@@IbrahimKhan-gv6cw , don't challenge in case of comments regarding God.
Understood???
@@brucemendis2952
Why ?
I thought rudi kirstan was very average. England got a few pretty dodgy lbws
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those days and those players... I just wish 20's kids know what Australia team was!!!
I ❤ Strauss&Tescothick's batting.Simply classic! Pure cricketing strokes. 👍 👌 🏏
They didn’t win by 3 runs, they won by 2 runs.
It's funny that you are teaching English to English !!
@CricketNR no not changed still win
@@samratmalik9203 lovely point, but the mistake was numerical, not grammatical.
carry on...
@@filgus497 , well thanks ,I didn't noticed that but it was both numerical and grammatical mistake ☺️😊
@@samratmalik9203 3+3 = A,B,C,D???
Can you imagine Botham, Flintoff and Stokes in the same side? Sprinkle in Cook, Root, Broad and Anderson, Jos Buttler and Moeen and any 2 others!
High class feeling when ever it's ashes💙
2:06 and that's why we love watching test cricket..and especially THE ASHES