Former English captain Michael Atherton compared Ashes 2005 to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Both Test series gave cricket fans worldwide great cricket.
Michael Atherton rated the 2005 Ashes higher than the England-India series for cricket intensity.
Cricketer-turned-commentator ranked the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy up there as the best Test series in recent decades.
“The quality wasn’t as good as ’05. My favourite series was the 2005 Ashes. Australia was a great team on the decline and England was a wonderful team on the rise, with fantastic players. It was likely the best series since 2005. The 2023 Ashes was great, but I’ll call this series the best since ’05 because of the dramatic moments like the Woakes and Rishabh Pant ones and the twists and turns, Michael Atherton told Sky Sports Cricket.
England won the 2005 Ashes by 2-1 after winning the second and fourth Tests by two runs and three wickets. Australia beat England by 239 runs at Lord’s in the series opener.
India tied the series with a thrilling six-run triumph at The Oval in the fifth and final match. In the second game in Edgbaston in Birmingham, the touring team won by 336 runs.
Three English batters scored 400+ runs in a bowler-dominated 2005 series. Shane Warne took 40 wickets in 10 innings. In the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, India skipper Shubman Gill scored 754 runs in 10 innings while Mohammed Siraj took 23 wickets in nine innings.
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