About this episode
Australia retain the Ashes after a final day washout in Manchester prevented England from getting over the line for what would have been a series-levelling win. The panel of Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Will Macpherson and Yas Rana try to make sense of the game and how the series with the ultimate goal of regaining the urn now unattainable for Ben Stokes’ team. Mark Butcher joins the show from 36:30 to share his thoughts on the Test, England’s series overall and why the final Test is still an event worth celebrating in its own right. Win a pair of tickets to watch The Hundred at The Kia Oval: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket-crm/ Fancy a chance of playing at The Kia Oval? Kumar Sangakkara is leading a training session there for 11-16 year olds on September 23rd: https://www.kia.com/uk/about/sport-sponsorship/oval-surrey-cricket/kia-oval-competitions/kia-grassroots-cricket/ Get 20% off on the Charles Tyrwhitt website with the code ‘Wisden23’ at checkout: https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/joe-root-looks.html?searchtype=text&searchterm=joe%20root&utm_source=Wisden&utm_medium=digital&utm_campaign=WisdenJR You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly is available now at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-69 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #Ashes2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices