England's Greatest Ashes XI | Matthew Hayden & Greg Blewett Pick Their Team

Who makes the best England Ashes XI of the modern era when two Aussie greats are in charge?

In this “best of” compilation special from All Over Bar The Cricket, JB grills Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett as they pick their all-time England XI from 1993 onwards.

They go position by position:
• Openers: Alastair Cook is “banned”… and still walks in. Vaughan vs Strauss at the top.
• No.3–5: Trott, Thorpe, Pietersen and Joe Root – who gets in, who gets shafted?
• All-rounder: the big fight – Ben Stokes vs Freddie Flintoff at 6.
• Keeper: Alec Stewart wins out over Jack Russell, Buttler and Prior.
• Bowlers: Broad is a lock… but does Jimmy Anderson actually miss this XI?
• Spinner: Graham Swann or Phil Tufnell – numbers vs chaos.

There’s stat nerding, proper cricket insight, plenty of bias and a lot of friendly abuse. Plus JB keeps reminding them the listeners are hammering their choices in the online poll.

Drop your England Ashes XI (1993–now) in the comments and tell the boys who they criminally left out.