As England prepare to play their 1,000th Test match, The Times’s sport photographers select their best images from decades covering the team. In the first of a two-part series, Bradley Ormesher picks a handful of Ashes humdingers alongside James Anderson’s recent skittling of Pakistan. Bradley OrmesherEngland v Australia, Edgbaston, July 6, 2001: Darren Gough celebrates bowling Michael SlaterBradley OrmesherEngland v Australia, Edgbaston, July 5, 2001: Michael Atherton, the England captain and future Times Chief Cricket Correspondent, wears one from Glenn McGrathBradley OrmesherEngland v Australia, fourth Test, Trent Bridge, August 26, 2008: Andrew Flintoff remains at the crease despite Shane Warne’s vociferous appeal. Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D mark ll with a 400mm lens (because of early digital this made the lens a 560mm due to the .4…

Source: The Times July 31, 2018 15:56 UTC