Michael Vaughan reveals Geoffrey Boycott's jibe that turned the tide of 2005 Ashes

2005 Ashes series is widely ackwledged as one of most remarkable and closely-fought Test battles in cricketing folklore. Under leadership of Michael Vaughan, hosts England defied all odds to defeat a rampaging Australian unit, who were also ranked .1 in ICC Test rankings at time. host’s 2-1 win over Ricky Ponting and co. meant that England had regained urn for first time since 1986-87 Australian summer.

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2005 Ashes series: Michael Vaughan indirectly credits Geoffrey Boycott for a memorable win 

In a recent Sky Sports podcast with Nasser Hussain, cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Vaughan revisited memories of his victorious 2005 English summer. In opening Test at Lord’s, home side slumped to a 239-run defeat as Australian pacer Glenn McGrath romped through English batting order with match-haul of 9-82. Trailing 0-1 in series, Michael Vaughan recalled moment when entire England team expressed ir ebullience upon learning about McGrath stepping down from second Test.

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England batsmen made most of McGrath’s absence as y stacked up over 400 runs before stumps in an entertaining opening day of match. A rising star at time, Kevin Pietersen, scored a well-paced 71 off 76 balls to pile on Australian misery in Edgbaston. In podcast, Michael Vaughan recalled that he stumbled on to English commentator Geoffrey Boycott in parking lot after Day 1.

According to Vaughan, Boycott ackwledged him for an entertaining day of cricket before saying “you won’t win cricket matches batting like that!”

2005 Ashes series: Michael Vaughan’s moment of defying an English legend

English captain n revealed that throughout remainder of match, he could only think about what veteran had told him earlier. match ultimately went down to wire with England holding ir nerves for a 2-run series-levelling win. Michael Vaughan n evoked his running celebration after ir thrilling victory where he admitted to thinking “I’d proven Geoffrey Boycott wrong!”.

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Revisiting Edgbaston thriller and 2005 Ashes

England’s 2-run win in Edgbaston set a platform for ir historic victory in biennial event. Middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen emerged as leading run-scorer across five Test matches with 473 runs. Meanwhile, Australian captain Ricky Ponting scored 359 runs which included a match-saving 156 at Old Trafford. Despite Kevin Pietersen’s heroics with bat, dynamic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was awarded Compton–Miller Medal for his 402-run tally and 24-wicket series haul.

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