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title: "20 Ashes Series Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 20 Ashes Series quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Ashes Series sayings and thoughts."
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> [In an Ashes series you have to adapt quickly to the conditions and your rivals. If you don't, you get found out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonny-bairstow/in-an-ashes-series-you-have-to-adapt-quickly-to-the-conditions-and/)

[Jonny Bairstow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonny-bairstow/)

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> [Everything goes out of the window when you start an Ashes series. It's about grabbing the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonny-bairstow/everything-goes-out-of-the-window-when-you-start-an-ashes-series-it-s/)

[Jonny Bairstow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonny-bairstow/)

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> [My experience with Australia in the 1997 Ashes series taught me that fighting back is a combination of technique and mindset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/my-experience-with-australia-in-the-1997-ashes-series-taught-me-that/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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> [Big wins in the first Test of an Ashes series polarise everything moving forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/big-wins-in-the-first-test-of-an-ashes-series-polarise-everything/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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> [A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-root/a-lot-of-the-things-we-do-in-test-cricket-revolves-around-planning/)

[Joe Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-root/)

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> [You turn up to an Ashes series and put everything you can into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-root/you-turn-up-to-an-ashes-series-and-put-everything-you-can-into-it/)

[Joe Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-root/)

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> [It's the pinnacle of Australian cricket, playing in an Ashes series.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-smith/it-s-the-pinnacle-of-australian-cricket-playing-in-an-ashes-series/)

[Steve Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-smith/)

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> [You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stokes/you-can-t-feel-your-way-into-an-ashes-series-you-have-to-be-switched/)

[Ben Stokes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stokes/)

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> [I guess they have had 16 years when they haven't even been close in an Ashes series but we have found some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-gilchrist/i-guess-they-have-had-16-years-when-they-haven-t-even-been-close-in/)

[Adam Gilchrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-gilchrist/)

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> [An Ashes series is huge for Australian cricketers - and English cricketers for that matter - and there's always that added pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-smith/an-ashes-series-is-huge-for-australian-cricketers-and-english/)

[Steve Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-smith/)

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> [You can tell yourself that everything is normal, and try to keep the same routine from every other Test match, but there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/you-can-tell-yourself-that-everything-is-normal-and-try-to-keep-the/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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> [I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-ponting/i-think-any-time-you-lose-an-ashes-series-especially-with-the-hype/)

[Ricky Ponting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-ponting/)

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> [Standing at the end of your run with the ball in your hand preparing to bowl the first ball of an Ashes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/standing-at-the-end-of-your-run-with-the-ball-in-your-hand-preparing/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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> [I was a fortnight away from my 16th birthday when the fabled 2005 Ashes series ended. My hero-worship throughout it belonged to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonny-bairstow/i-was-a-fortnight-away-from-my-16th-birthday-when-the-fabled-2005/)

[Jonny Bairstow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonny-bairstow/)

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> [Every time you're involved in an Ashes series, as soon as it finishes at the back of your mind you start thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-root/every-time-you-re-involved-in-an-ashes-series-as-soon-as-it-finishes/)

[Joe Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-root/)

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> [All people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-botham/all-people-seem-to-want-to-talk-about-is-the-current-ashes-series-and/)

[Ian Botham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-botham/)

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> [“In the first Test of the 1938 Ashes series, Eddie Paynter and Stan McCabe became the first players on opposing sides to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-ulyate/in-the-first-test-of-the-1938-ashes-series-eddie-paynter-and-stan/)

[Rodney Ulyate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-ulyate/)

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> [And in an Ashes series the best approach as a player is to not get caught up in feeling pressure for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moeen-ali/and-in-an-ashes-series-the-best-approach-as-a-player-is-to-not-get/)

[Moeen Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moeen-ali/)

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> [“The Aussies have spent so much time basking in the glory of the last generation that they have forgotten to plan for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-boycott/the-aussies-have-spent-so-much-time-basking-in-the-glory-of-the-last/)

[Geoffrey Boycott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-boycott/)

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> [It's one of the greatest sporting environments you can be in, the first morning of an Ashes series. It's hard to explain,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stokes/it-s-one-of-the-greatest-sporting-environments-you-can-be-in-the/)

[Ben Stokes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stokes/)

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