Ashes Quote by Ian Botham

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

— Ben Stokes

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

An Ashes series is huge for Australian cricketers - and English cricketers for that matter - and there's always that added pressure.

— Steve Smith

Everything goes out of the window when you start an Ashes series. It's about grabbing the moment.

— Jonny Bairstow

I never thought I'd rather watch England's cricketers batting for a draw than their footballers in the World Cup but it was a lot…

— Neil Warnock

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

— Andrew Flintoff

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

In an Ashes series you have to adapt quickly to the conditions and your rivals. If you don't, you get found out.

— Jonny Bairstow

When you're going through difficult times, like I was after the 2013-14 Ashes, you start thinking about different bits. Rugby is a huge passion…

— Jonny Bairstow

“The Aussies have spent so much time basking in the glory of the last generation that they have forgotten to plan for this one.…

— Geoffrey Boycott

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

— Martial