Wisden's Ashes Scorebook

The essential ball-by-ball record of England's greatest modern Ashes momentsThe Ashes is one of the world's most scrutinised sporting contests, with every ball pored over in painstaking detail by fans on both sides. This beautifully illustrated book features every England Ashes victories since the turn of the millennium, along with a handful of infamous moments when it all went wrong.Each match is presented with a full set of scorecards. A linear scoresheet shows how the key passages of play unfolded, ball by ball. Accompanying text sets the scene and makes this an attractive memento of cricket's greatest rivalry.Highlights include Mark Butcher's 173 at Headingley in 2001, Kevin Pietersen's Ashes-clinching 158 at The Oval in 2005, England's marathon innings at Brisbane in 2010 (and Australia's Boxing Day collapse at Melbourne), Stuart Broad's 8 for 15 on the first morning at Trent Bridge in 2015, and Ben Stokes's furious 155 at Lord's in 2023. Three all-time classic matches — Edgbaston 2005, Headingley 2019 and Melbourne 2025 — are scored in their entirety.