197 Quotes About Ashes

  • Author Steve Harmison
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    Winning the Ashes is the be-all and end-all for any English cricketer, ... and that's all I'm interested in.

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  • Author Trevor Hohns
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    It's not too late (for Gillespie to be selected). He's only 30. It's up to him. He's got to be bowling how he was before the Ashes and we've got to make a judgment on that.

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  • Author Allama Iqbal
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    I am but as the spark that gleams for a moment,His burning candle consumed me - the moth;His wine overwhelmed my goblet,The master of Rum transmuted my earth to goldAnd set my ashes aflame

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  • Author Allama Iqbal
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    I am but as the spark that gleams for a moment, His burning candle consumed me - the moth; His wine overwhelmed my goblet, The master of Rum transmuted my earth to gold And set my ashes aflame

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  • Author Dan Jones
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    English cricket must convince cricket's new fans that a day at a county match can be just as engaging a spectacle as watching the Ashes on TV.

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  • Author Phil Jaques
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    I am behind Australia's best opening partnership of all time, so I have to bide my time for opportunities to come up. It would be a dream come true to play a revenge Ashes series this summer.

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  • Author Brad Kildow
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    If you are going to have a fire, they have to be attended to and completely out when you leave. The only way to be sure is to stick your fingers in the ashes when you are done.

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