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The Ashes

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Live cricket commentary on The Ashes series between England and Australia, plus features.

Live cricket commentary on The Ashes series between England and Australia, plus special programmes and features.

The Ashes: The Ashes Propaganda War

The Ashes Propaganda War

01/07/2015

BBC Radio 5 Live - The Ashes, The Ashes Propaganda War

A look at the media war that takes place before the Ashes, and its effect on the players.

5 live Sport speaks to the cricketers behind the headlines in the media war that takes place before each Ashes series, and finds out how it affects the teams involved.

Ahead of the last Ashes series, Stuart Broad was called a 'Smug Pommie Cheat' by the Australian press. In this special programme examining the long history of the media war that goes on around the Ashes, 5 live speaks to the cricketers behind the headlines, and finds out how it affects the teams involved.

Simon Mann speaks to Broad about how he dealt with the abuse he received from both the media and the public; Glenn McGrath explains why he began each Ashes series predicting a 5-0 win and targeting an opposition batsman; and Mike Atherton tells us what it felt like to be targeted. We also hear from three former Australia captains, including Allan Border, who explains why he pinned English newspaper headlines up around the Australian dressing room.

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