{"id":1404,"date":"2025-11-18T02:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2025-11-18T02:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:16:29","slug":"test-match-special-podcast-the-ashes-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=1404","title":{"rendered":"Test Match Special Podcast &#8211; The Ashes Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for over a year<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Steve Crossman is joined by Mark Ramprakash, Jack Leach and Durham&#8217;s Australian coach Ryan Campbell to look ahead to the opening Test of the Ashes series that begins on Friday in Perth. They will also be joined by Australian journalist Geoff Lemon.<\/p>\n<p>They discuss the challenges of touring in Australia, the importance of the opening ball of the series, as well as the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two sides including; the leadership, spinners, pace attacks, and the Aussie top order.<\/p>\n<p>Timecodes:<br \/>\n00:03:43 &#8211; expectations of the series<br \/>\n00:12:30 &#8211; The importance of the first ball of the Ashes<br \/>\n00:18:12 &#8211; Touring Australia and the phoney war<br \/>\n00:23:17 &#8211; What should England expect in Perth?<br \/>\n00:33:53 &#8211; Ben Stokes<br \/>\n00:45:40 &#8211; Australia without Cummins and Hazlewood<br \/>\n00:58:38 &#8211; Spinners<br \/>\n01:15:51 &#8211; England&#8217;s pace attack<br \/>\n01:25:20 &#8211; Australia&#8217;s top order<br \/>\n01:30:45 &#8211; Joe Root<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/svg><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for over a year Steve Crossman is joined by Mark Ramprakash, Jack Leach and Durham&#8217;s Australian coach Ryan Campbell to look ahead to the opening Test of the Ashes series that begins on Friday in Perth. They will also be joined by Australian journalist Geoff Lemon. 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