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Who took the first wicket of the series?
Matthew Hoggard
Steve Harmison
Andrew Flintoff
Simon Jones
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Which England substitute caught Ricky Ponting in the second innings at Lord’s?
John Francis
Trevor Penney
Gary Pratt
James Hildreth
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Who was in the England squad for four of the five matches without playing in the series?
James Anderson
Chris Tremlett
Jon Lewis
Gareth Batty
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England famously smashed 407 in 79.2 overs on the first day of the second Test at Edgbaston. How many sixes did they hit?
6
8
10
12
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The substitute Gary Pratt famously ran out Ricky Ponting in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge. Who was the other Australian batsman involved in that fateful run?
Justin Langer
Matthew Hayden
Damien Martyn
Michael Clarke
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Which Australian batsman said: "I knew I’d hit rock bottom when one night I rolled over in bed to give my wife Mel a kiss goodnight and all I saw was Freddie Bloody Flintoff"?
Damien Martyn
Simon Katich
Adam Gilchrist
Michael Clarke
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Who topped the bowling averages with one wicket at an average of 9?
Simon Katich
Paul Collingwood
Ricky Ponting
Ian Bell
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Who took the best bowling figures in an innings during the series?
Simon Jones
Andrew Flintoff
Glenn McGrath
Shane Warne
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Which brand of mints did Marcus Trescothick suck to help shine the ball?
Murray Mints
Fox’s Glacier Mints
Trebor Extra Strong Mints
Polo Mints
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Who was the only player to score two centuries in the series?
Kevin Pietersen
Ricky Ponting
Justin Langer
Andrew Strauss
Solutions
1:A - Although Steve Harmison stole the show on the first morning at Lord’s with his thrilling hostility, Matthew Hoggard took the first wicket by bowling Matthew Hayden., 2:D - Somerset’s James Hildreth was used as a substitute during the first Test, and in the second innings he caught Ricky Ponting at point from a Matthew Hoggard delivery., 3:B - Tremlett was replaced by Anderson in the squad for the final Test and eventually won his first Test cap in 2007., 4:C - Five of the 10 sixes were struck by Andrew Flintoff, who larruped 68 off 62 balls. The others were hit by Marcus Trescothick (two), Kevin Pietersen, Steve Harmison and Simon Jones., 5:C - Damien Martyn pushed Andrew Flintoff into the off side and called Ponting through for a single. You know the rest., 6:C - Half of Gilchrist’s eight dismissals in the series were off the bowling of Flintoff, who tormented him from round the wicket. , 7:C - The Australian captain Ricky Ponting dismissed his opposite number Michael Vaughan on the first day of the fourth Test. His spell of 6-2-9-1 was the only time he bowled in the series., 8:D - Warne’s 6-46 in the second innings at Edgbaston was the cheapest of his three six-fors in the series. Simon Jones also took 6-53 at Old Trafford., 9:A - ‘It was my job to keep the shine on the new ball for as long as possible with a bit of spit and a lot of polish - and through trial and error I finally settled on the best type of spit for the task at hand,” said Trescothick in 2008. “I had a go at Murray Mints and found they worked a treat.”, 10:D - Strauss continued an astonishing start to his Test career by making 106 at Old Trafford and an immense 129 in the final Test at the Oval.
Scores
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1 and above.
Don't worry. It was 15 years ago.
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2 and above.
Don't worry. It was 15 years ago.
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3 and above.
Ah well. Don't worry. It was 15 years ago.
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4 and above.
Ah well. Don't worry. It was 15 years ago.
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5 and above.
A fine score. Well played.
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6 and above.
A fine score. Well played.
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7 and above.
That is a superb score. Well played.
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8 and above.
That is a superb score. Raise your bat to the crowd in celebration.
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9 and above.
That is a superb score. Raise your bat to the crowd in celebration.
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0 and above.
Don't worry. It was 15 years ago.
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10 and above.
That is a superb score. Raise your bat to the crowd in celebration.
