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Cricket: ASH & CARRY; Freddie has the country dreaming of Ashes glory.


Byline: By MARTIN ROGERS

PUMPED-UP Freddie Flintoff admitted he was exhausted after England's "extraordinary and unbelievable" two-run Second Test victory over Australia yesterday - but will be ready beat them again in the Third Test.

Manof-the-match Flintoff still had enough energy to carry 6ft 3in Simon Jones Simon Jones may refer to:
  • Simon Jones (actor) (born 1950), British actor (played Arthur Dent in the BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio and TV-series)
  • Simon Jones (cricketer) (born 1978), Welsh cricketer who plays for England
 off the Edgbaston pitch after the thriller that levelled the Ashes series This is a list of Ashes cricket series played between Australia and England. Most Ashes series have consisted of five Test matches between the two countries. The Ashes series with the fewest Test matches was the 1887-88 Ashes series, consisting of only one Test.  at 1-1.

After scoring 141 runs, taking seven wickets and holding two catches as England emerged victorious from the most thrilling finish in their 128-year Test history Flintoff promised his batteries will be recharged for Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:
  • Old Trafford (football ground), home of Manchester United F.C.
  • Old Trafford (cricket ground), home of Lancashire County Cricket Club.
 on Thursday.

Flintoff said: "I am tired now but when it is all going on, you don't think about how many overs you have bowled.

"The adrenaline kept me going. At the end it was just extraordinary and unbelievable. This series has lived up to all the hype. I was a bit anxious towards the end. I kept thinking back

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SHOULDERING \THE BURDEN: Freddie Flintoff carried England to victory over Australia at Edgbaston yesterday, and then carried off team-mate Simon Jones
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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Aug 8, 2005
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