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Bodyline And Bradman To Botham And Stokes: 5 Great Ashes Series

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Bodyline And Bradman To Botham And Stokes: 5 Great Ashes Series

By AFP News November 17, 2025 • 14:24 PM View: 425

England and Australia begin the latest edition of the Ashes in Perth on Friday with the visitors looking to wrestle back the urn for the first time since 2015.

AFP Sport looks at five of the most memorable series between cricket's oldest enemies, a rivalry which stretches back to 1882:

TAGS Ian Botham Ashes Series Don Bradman Ben Stokes Australia Cricket Team England Cricket Team

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