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‘Like we’d just won a nail-biter’ – Thorpe recalls Astle’s 222
"The relief, you wouldn’t believe it"
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"The relief, you wouldn’t believe it"
Vaughan said that he wanted a team that "didn't have any baggage"
Eight of the team featured in the 2005 Ashes
Thorpe averaged over 53 across the final six years of his Test career
Some iconic names missed out
'There were certainly parts of his game that I tried to copy'
Both Laxman and Dravid make the list
Phil Walker meets the England quick at his home in Ashington
"Accumulation is the name of the game. Unspectacular and uncomplicated"
"It's been a bad day. I'm very surprised and disappointed"