Ashes Quote by Adam Gilchrist

I can remember that 2005 Ashes as a kid and being really absorbed in that whole series at 14 years old. It was magical.

— Joe Root

The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

— Andrew Flintoff

Losing the Ashes was intense and emotional. My personal lack of results and contribution through that series played havoc in my mind.

— Adam Gilchrist

You can't feel your way into an Ashes series, you have to be switched on from ball one. That's just me in a nutshell.

— Ben Stokes

I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have as Australians…

— Ricky Ponting

I was a fortnight away from my 16th birthday when the fabled 2005 Ashes series ended. My hero-worship throughout it belonged to Ian Bell…

— Jonny Bairstow

It's tough to take, losing the Ashes. It's bitterly disappointing.

— Joe Root

It's great to retain the Ashes but it just doesn't sit right with me when you don't win it.

— Steve Smith

At a personal level, doing well in the Ashes and winning it was a high.

— Isa Guha

From a purely selfish, batting point of view, I couldn't bat any better than the 2010-11 Ashes and then in India in 2012. That…

— Alastair Cook

Coming out of the Ashes in 2013-14 and the World Cup in 2015 I realised how much I wanted to be a force in…

— Joe Root

I do love the Ashes and some of my best memories are from Ashes cricket. I just wish we'd played a few more Test…

— Isa Guha