Statistician Benedict Bermange counts down his all-time-best Ashes moments, finishing with 18 to one.
Benedict counts down his all-time-best Ashes moments
The Ashes is never short of great moments - and here at
skysports.com we want to know which one is your favourite.
Perhaps you're of the right vintage to remember Don Bradman in his pomp, can recall England's golden period in the 1950s or think nothing surpasses 'Botham's Ashes' in 1981.
Whatever your choice, let us know by visiting our
Ashes Memories archive. To help jog your memory, Sky Sports' resident stats expert Benedict Bermange has compiled his top 54 Ashes moments.
In the final part of three, Benedict counts down from number 18 to 1...
Benedict's Ashes moments
18) 1968 - After a deluge, the crowd help to mop up the outfield and England manage to win at The Oval with five minutes to spare
17) 1948 - Australia successfully chase a record-at-the-time 404 in 344 minutes to win by seven wickets at Headingley, thanks to centuries from Arthur Morris and Don Bradman
16) 1993 - Shane Warne's delivers his 'ball of the century' at Old Trafford as his first delivery in Ashes cricket bamboozles Mike Gatting
15) 1902 - Gilbert Jessop scores 104 at The Oval in just 75 minutes as England win by one wicket, scoring 263-9
14) 1964 - At Headingley, England take the new ball in an attempt to wrap up the Aussie innings but Peter Burge's 160 rescues Australia from 178-7 and they win the Test and the series
13) 1882 - Fred 'the Demon' Spofforth's takes 14 England wickets at The Oval which prompts the mock obituary in the Times which brings the Ashes into being
12) 1937 - Don Bradman counters a vicious Melbourne sticky wicket by reversing his batting order and scoring 270 at number seven to lead the Aussies to a 365-run victory
11) 1989 - Mark Taylor and Geoff Marsh open the batting and bat for the entire first day of the Trent Bridge Test ending on 301-0
10) 1930 - Don Bradman plays what he considers his best innings - 254 at Lord's as Australia make 729 and win by seven wickets
9) 2005 - England sneak home by two runs at Edgbaston when Mike Kasprowicz is caught behind by Geraint Jones from the bowling of Steve Harmison
8) 1964 - Fred Trueman becomes the first man to take 300 Test wickets when he has Neil Hawke caught by Colin Cowdrey at The Oval
7) 1953 - Denis Compton plays one of his famous sweep shots at The Oval and England win the Ashes for the first time in 19 years
6) 1938 - Len Hutton breaks the Test record for the highest individual score with 364 at The Oval, England pile up 903-7 declared and win by a record innings and 579 runs
5) 1948 - Needing just four runs to finish his Test career with a batting average of 100, Don Bradman is bowled second ball by Eric Hollies at The Oval
4) 1981 - With England struggling to avoid an innings defeat, Ian Botham turns the Headingley Test on its head with an unbeaten 149
3) 1972 - Bob Massie makes his Test debut at Lord's and takes 16 England wickets to lead Australia to an eight-wicket victory
2) 1930 - Don Bradman smashes the Test record for the highest individual score and ends on 309 not out at the end of the first day at Headingley. He finishes with 334.
1) 1956 - Jim Laker takes 9-37 and 10-53 for a record haul of 19 wickets in the match at Old Trafford as Australia lose by an innings
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