The Daily Telegraph - 01.08.2019

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The Ashes

THE INSIDE STORY OF WHERE TH

To day-

August 5

The best seat in

the house

The Hollies Stand.

Arguably the

loudest stand in

the country, and

never more so

than when the ball

is swinging hoops

at visiting

Australians.

Best place

to drink

The Old Moseley

Arms. A backstreet

pub which comes

alive during Test

matches,

renowned for its

real ale selection.

How’s the

atmosphere?

England have won

their past 10

matches across all

formats at

Edgbaston, and

the raucous

support is a large

part of the reason

why.

First Test Edgbaston

The inside track

Ian Bell,

Warwickshire

batsman

England at

Edgbaston

England v Australia

at Edgbaston

304

Average first

innings score

since 2010

1.19°

Average swing in

Tests since 2010

3 .64°

Average spin

degree in Tests

since 2010

Won Drawn Lost

Won Drawn Lost

Edgbaston offers a nice balance between bat

and ball. Overcast and cloudy means the

pitch will do a bit more and the ball will

swing. Line, length and making sure you are

challenging the top of off stump is key, which

is what England do extremely well. In this

respect they are probably a bit more suited

than Australia’s attack. In the new stadium

now the wind swells a little bit more, instead

of driving across the ground, so it is fairly

even in terms of ends to bowl from. Hitting

towards the new pavilion has boundaries

which are a little bit shorter but playing

square is quite a reasonable hit.

Most memorable

Ashes moment

The second Test of 2005 featured an

opening-day English run-fest, an over from

the ages by Andrew Flintoff and then the

mother of all climaxes when Australia – set

282 runs to win – came within three of

victory before Michael Kasprowicz gloved

behind, sparking the greatest series of them

all into life.

73

metres

70

63 69

71

66

65

76

28 15 8

6 53

BIRMINGHAM END

PAVILION END

N

Barmy

rating

9/10

September

4-8

The best seat in

the house

The Point – or the

“Letter box” as it

is known locally –

is Old Trafford’s

showpiece. Sit

under its crimson

cladding, or better

still watch from

the hospitality

balcony, and see

James Anderson

run in from his

namesake end.

Best place

to drink

The Quadrant is a

community pub

whose loyalties are

divided between

the England

cricket team and

Manchester

United. A suntrap

with an enormous

bar.

How’s the

atmosphere?

The erection of an

enormous,

8,500-capacity

temporary stand

means Old Trafford

has never looked

better, or sounded

louder.

Fourth Test Old Trafford

The inside track

Steven Croft,

Lancashire

spin bowler

England at

Old Trafford

England v Australia

at Old Trafford

289

Average first

innings score

since 2010

1.0 3 °

Average swing in

Tests since 2010

3 .97°

Average spin

degree in Tests

since 2010

Won Drawn Lost

Won Drawn Lost

Traditionally teams come here and bat first.

There tends to be a bit in it for the first

session, so if you bowl first, early inroads are

important. Days two and three are generally

the best for batting and the longer the game

goes on, spin comes into it. James Anderson

has one of the ends named after him but he

actually prefers bowling from the other one.

Old Trafford is one of the bigger playing

surfaces, with large boundaries, and the wind

can be a factor for any bowler. It is a flat

ground with no hill to run up, so seamers

usually fight over ends depending on the

crosswind and whether you swing it in or

away.

Most memorable

Ashes moment

In July 1956, English off-spinner Jim Laker

produced the most dominant bowling

performance in cricketing history: 19 for 90,

including all 10 wickets in the second

innings, as the hosts won by an innings and

170 runs. Australia complained the Old

Trafford pitch was terrible but England were

still able to score 459 when they batted.

28 35 14

78 9

73

metres

75 85

74 74

65 77

70

JAMES

ANDERSON END

BRIAN

STATHAM END

N

Barmy

rating

7/10

August

14-18

Second Test Lord's

The inside track

Nick Gubbins,

Middlesex

batsman

Despite the low totals in the Ireland Test last

week, the pitch has been much truer than in

previous years and generally the cliche “look

up, not down” always exists at Lord’s.

Obviously there is the hill to contend with

and if nicks are carrying there are runs to

third man – that is, if there are no catchers in

place. Ends-wise it depends a bit on the type

of bowlers; if you have line bowlers they tend

to enjoy the Pavilion end and nippers like to

bowl from the Nursery end. If you are moving

it naturally away from the right-hander you

want the slope the other way to offer some

nip back and up the slope towards the

Grandstand.

Most memorable

Ashes moment

England’s HQ seems to inspire Australia as

much as their hosts. The debut of Bob Massie

in 1972 was such an occasion, where the

youngster tore through England’s line-up to

take 16 wickets. The start of a long and

glorious Test career? Not quite, Massie did

not play another Test after 1973.

England’s Test grounds

Rose Bowl: 66.7%

Bramall Lane: 0%

Sophia Gardens: 66.7%

Trent Bridge: 35. 5 %

Old Trafford: 3 6.4%

Edgbaston: 5 4.9%

Headingley: 4 3 .4%

The Oval: 41.6%

Lord's: 40%

Riverside: 100%

3 Tests

1 Test

3 Tests

62 Tests

77 Tests

51 Tests

76 Tests

101 Tests

136 Tests

6 Tests

Win percentage

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