Simon Mann is joined by men’s Ashes tour veteran Jonathan Agnew and 2010/11 Ashes winner Steven Finn to look back on stories from series Down Under. In this first episode they discuss how challenging the start of an Ashes tour can be from the sledging that starts at the airport to the uncompromising opposition faced in practice matches. Andy Zaltzman casts a statistical eye on how the start of Ashes tours have changed over the years and we look ahead to England’s chances this time around.

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