Ashes Daily: The eve of the fifth Test

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

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🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by journalist and broadcaster Melinda Farrell, former England batter and selector James Taylor and the ex-England assistant coach Paul Farbrace on the eve of the fifth Ashes Test. The team hear from Ben Stokes and Harry Brook and discuss England’s team selection. And we’ll hear from Pat Cummins as Australia look to win the Ashes outright on English soil for the first time since 2001. Timecodes: 01’55 - Look ahead to the Oval 06’12 - Jonathan Agnew with Ben Stokes 11’30 - England's team selection including James Anderson 23’57 - Impact of Mark Wood and Chris Woakes 30’10 - Where does this leave England’s bowling at the end of this series? 36’30 - England’s mentality and Harry Brook 47’07 - What does the fifth Test mean for Australia 53’10 - Pat Cummins with Jim Maxwell

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.6	The TMS Podcasts.
0:07.4	On BBC Sounds.
0:09.8	Hello and welcome to the Test Smash Special Podcast.
0:14.0	On today's pod we'll be previewing the men's fifth Ashes test at the Oval.
0:18.6	Will Australia get a first series win on English soil in 22 years or can England level it
0:23.8	up after being 2-0 down after two tests?
0:26.9	Alongside me the former England selector James Taylor, ex-England assistant coach and
0:31.0	current Sussex director of cricket pool, Farbrace, and the cricket journalist and broadcaster
0:35.9	Melinda Farrell.
0:37.7	Mel, let's start with talking about that fourth test at Old Trafford.
0:42.7	How was the end of that game for you?
0:44.6	Yeah, I was reduced to standing out the back of the press box, just hugging a pole for
0:50.0	a good portion of the afternoon and everyone kept walking past me saying, you look like
0:55.2	how I feel and it was just so frustrating.
1:00.0	Rain delays and washouts always are frustrating but just to come as it did with the series
1:08.7	in such an interesting position with so much exciting cricket being played, it was very
1:15.8	disappointing that it happened and I think it was almost worse because we knew it might
1:20.4	possibly happen.
1:21.7	So there was that expectation as well.
1:24.0	So it wasn't great, it wasn't my best day at the cricket ever.
1:29.7	No, I think that would be an understatement.
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