Finn Decrease | 1:55pm BST 15 June 2023
As certainly one of England’s best batsmen, Kevin Pietersen gained 4 of a attainable six Ashes sequence over the course of his 10-year worldwide profession. On this article, Caption This with Betway, Pietersen reacts to a sequence of photographs from these clashes in opposition to Australia.
Hitting Warne for six
Six in opposition to Warne.
This Australian facet was fairly one thing.
There was no negatives, it was simply all about win, win, win, win, win. And we knew the one method to beat win, win, win, win, win, was to attempt to win, win, win, win, win.
However I believe what my runs did was it stated to the workforce: Okay, if this little clown can do it, we’ve been round for a little bit bit longer than him, that was solely his first sport, we must also go and do it.
McGrath’s harm at Edgbaston
McGrath going over on a ball.
We noticed McGrath go down and to say that we weren’t excited might be a lie.
Clearly with McGrath not being in a Take a look at match, you stand a significantly better likelihood. If you wish to be constructive and also you wish to actually exit and smack Australia like we stated we have been going to do, to not have McGrath there to go and pitch it on line and size was a large plus and a large bonus for us.
Edgbaston finale
We virtually performed Bazball again in 2005 on this Take a look at match.
Each single Take a look at match was iconic.
The Australians that turned up that closing morning, they received louder and louder.
Then they began screaming, 5 runs, three runs, after which Harmy bowled that full toss to Lee and he smacked it out to Simon Jones. As he hit it, I assumed ‘sport over’.
However he fielded it, after which what occurred subsequent was, for the sequence, for what individuals nonetheless speak about, it was simply meant to be.
Oval heroics
Oh, crikey. Each time I see this image I simply assume ‘put your helmet again on’.
To have been in a position to convey the workforce house on that closing day was life-changing for me.
Most of this was instinctive.
Blocking at 96 miles an hour when a man’s making an attempt to scrub you up, it simply doesn’t occur. And it couldn’t occur that day.
Me and Ashley Giles doing maths, we have been most likely so means off the mark anyway.
Regardless of what number of runs we received, we saved saying: ‘We’ve received to get extra, we’ve received to get extra’.
Celebrations + Flintoff’s affect
Ah, the celebrations.
Freddie’s affect on that sequence particularly was, for him, totally spectacular. For the workforce, he was virtually that cog within the wheel that received us house.
His starvation and his need to simply maintain performing. He received runs with the bat, doesn’t drop a catch, a really intimidating character.
He was the ringleader, Freddie.
Cricket turned entrance web page information.
All of us idiots received MBEs for simply this, due to what this meant to the nation.
Remembering Shane Warne
That is an extremely particular picture as a result of he was an incredible, nice pal.
He had aura, Shane.
He was simply such a enjoyable man to be round, and anyone who, if he was on this room now, you’d wish to sit subsequent to him.
I do know what he did to get me into that England workforce and the stuff that he was saying within the media, most likely undeserved, a few of how good he was being about me.
However we additionally had some unbelievable battles. I’ll always remember the primary Take a look at on the Gabba, when he saved throwing the ball at me and we had one of many largest ding-dongs.
It’s virtually unimaginable to imagine that Warnie’s nonetheless not right here.
Only a legend.
Michael Clarke dismissal
Ah, this was the Michael Clarke wicket.
I used to be requested to return on and attempt to ship some magic, roll the arm over and see if I might do one thing.
Obtained one to spin, received one to bounce. Bat, pad, caught by Cook dinner at quick leg.
I most popular doing the smacking than being smacked.
Bowling for me turned arduous work.
However yeah, went upstairs, referred it and that was it. Michael Clarke was on his means again to the dressing room. It form of opened up one finish and we went on to win the Take a look at match.
Successful in Australia
Sure, have a look at the grins, you may see the grins. Successful in Australia was such an enormous factor for English cricket.
Possibly it was as a result of we put them underneath a lot strain, due to how good we have been, that we have been in a position to simply clear them out and clear them out as shortly as we did.
It was an unbelievable batting line-up, an unbelievable batting line-up. An unbelievable workforce truly, when it comes to all of these gamers enjoying on the similar time.
To have the ability to say we beat Australia in Australia is an enormous factor.
Successful 4 Ashes
4 of them. Successful 4 Ashes, successful I believe it was 4 from six.
The cap that I’ve received on there’s something that has pleasure of place in my home.
Due to all of the blood, sweat and tears that goes into enjoying all these, and there was blood, there was a whole lot of sweat and there was additionally a whole lot of tears.
To have 4 of these little urns is, yeah, it’s fairly cool.
