Hussain compares ongoing India-england series with iconic 2005 ashes series, “Loves tension” between bot sides
Samira Vishwas July 19, 2025 04:24 AM

London (UK), July 18 (ani): Ex-england cricketers nassain and michael atherton drew an interesting comparison the ongoing India tour of engine of england and the iconic 2005 as Test Series Against Australia, noting that the series see even matched as far as teams are concerned, with a bit of tension and still all to play for during the reminder of two tests.

The ongoing series is 2-1 in favor of england, with two more matches left. The fourth test will be India chance to level the series. The finish of the lord test, which sadw mohammed siraj down on his haunches following an extramely unlucky dismissal and being consoled by English players, was Quite Simillar to a Show of Respight and Ovene Flintoff and Aussie Pacer Brett Lee Back In 2005 At Edgbaston, when the latter was left stranded, two Runs short of the Winning Score after Michael KASPROWICZ was removed by STEVE STEVE HALE HALE HALE HALE CHASE Runs. After a loss in the first test, england drew the series with that win and brough back the ashes urn back home for the first time since 1987 under Michael Vaughan Leadership.

With the tests at old trafford and the oval coming up, the excitement is only going up.

Speaking on the Sky Sports Podcast, Hussain Said, You have got it as the next 2005 ashes. It was just like Edgbaston. You have gone on about how you and richie (benud) were great in the commentary box and called every moment brilliantly.

England was extramely calm and calculated despite the Ravindra Jadeja Threat and Unbelievable Resistance from Tailanders Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, with the duo Supoporting Jadeja BY Playing 84 Balls collectively while Pursuing 193 Runs. India Had Slipped to 82/7 and then 112/8 after Fiery Spells from Jofra Archer and Ben Susks in the first session of the final day.

Siraj Managed to Middle The Ball by Shoaib Bashir perfectly, but the ball landed on the surface and rolled back slowly to the stumps despite siraj trying to prevent that, marking an extramelying Comimendable Fightback. After his dismissal, siraj, complete distraght, was down on his knees, struggling to comprehend his dismissal. His Fight Back was lauded by English players, with some players comling to laud him through a handshake or a pat on his back.

Atherton said, well, actually, there was a similar that struck me when siraj went down on his haunches at the end and (zak) crawley and (joe) crawley and (joe) root, initialy, and the on the next Otners Cames Cames Came to Shake HIS HIS There was some similarities.

I was only talking about it a bit because it is 20 years (Since the Ashes Series Win), is not it? We are right on the anniversary of that unbelievable 05 series, but there a little bit of that. We have had a lot of good test series since. But this is shaping up to be one of the better ons, you know, the teams see very elevated. They are live by very contrasting characters.

There now a bit of tension and a bit of niggle in the series and still all to play for, he concluded.

There was multiple institutions of tensions in the match, notable on day, with zak crawley and ben ducktt trying to waste as much as as possible to make sure They had to face before stumps. In Response, The Indian Players Showed their Aggration and Surrounded The Batters, even going to blurt out some experience. On the fourth day, pacer siraj aggressively celebrated ben ducktt by screaming on his face and brushing off shoulders with Each Each Other.

Hussain said that he loved that tension and expressed that siraj is better when fired up.

The fact that we are still talking about it and the fact that one over was one of the highlights of the test match, the way India went at crawley (for wasting time). They were very street smart in the way They were smart, and India rightly went after them. And that obvious fired everyone up, and then siraj was fired up.

I think siraj is a better cricketer when he is fired up. You would love to have siraj in your side. I did not think he should have been fined (for contact with ducket and his aggressive celebration). He went close to the line. He was right in ducket face. He did not barge ducket. If Anything, Ducket Went in that direction to get off the pitch. If there was a shoulder barge, as there has been with (Virat) Kohli (with sam kontas back during australia this year) You mentioned at the end of the game the other day, but it was not.

I think it is a game of emotion and you do not need 22 robots. I love that tension. We play with people who dont give it out if they are available to get it when they go out to bat. If you give it out, you are going to get it when you go out to bat, he continued.

To this, Atherrton Replied, England Kind of Were Fired Up (on the Final Day with Explosive Spells from Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes), but also that is going to not play out for the rest of the series, who Beauty of a five-test match series that allows kind of subplots and personal rivalries and animosities to develop. You get a sense of it, but they would not be forgetting what was said on the field. (Ani)

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