Australia Quote by Gautam Gambhir

Big wins in the first Test of an Ashes series polarise everything moving forward.

— Glenn McGrath

All people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend of recent…

— Ian Botham

I had a place in England and was commuting from England to Australia, which is pretty stupid, but after two years I sort of…

— Diane Cilento

“The captains of England and Australia can barely exchange pleasantries these days without a body-language expert immediately declaiming on the angle of their handshakes.”

— Lawrence Booth

Test Cricket is not a light-hearted business, especially that between England and Australia.

— Donald Bradman

I love the multi-format series. Within it they've found a way to retain Test matches and England v Australia in the Test arena, they…

— Isa Guha

If you're getting something from the wicket, you can be playing in England or Australia or India, and the newness of the ball won't…

— Ravindra Jadeja

I have always believed that the first Test of a series is very crucial.

— Anil Kumble

I firmly believe Test series should never be two Test matches, three is enough.

— Ravi Shastri

I grew up at a time when West Indies dominated the world. For 15 years from 1980, the West Indies never lost a Test series.

— Brian Lara

“India’s first ever test series win outside India happened in New Zealand”

— Rajanikanth Muppalla

The Ashes are the biggest Test series played in the world.

— Ben Stokes

“Kaneria has competed in more than 50 Test series [ sic ] for Pakistan during his career.”

— British Broadcasting Corporation

“It seems perfectly reasonable to give the greatest weight to the longest series. South Africa were only offered a five-Test series in Australia and…

— Patrick Ferriday

As a leader, you want your team to play as you are.

— Gautam Gambhir