1. The series began with the first test at Lords. England’s fast bowlers soon had the Australian batsmen ducking, weaving and returning to the pavilion. Despite being bowled out for a meagre 190 Australia rallied to win the test. Which bowler won the game for the Australia with a haul of nine wickets?

- McGrath

- Gillespie

- Warne

- Lee

 

2. Which English player made his test debut in the first test?

- Giles

- Strauss

- Pietersen

- Bell

 

3. The second test at Edgbaston began in extraordinary circumstances with Ricky Ponting sending the English in to bat on a flat looking pitch despite losing his opening bowler McGrath just before the game. How had McGrath injured himself during the warm-up?

- He collided with the fence

- He trod on a ball

- He was struck by a bat

- He tripped on a sprinkler

 

4. The second test finished in one of the closest results ever. England won the game on only the third day, but what was the final winning margin?

- 10 runs

- 1 run

- 2 runs

- 4 runs

 

5. The third test was played at Manchester’s Old Trafford ground. Australia was never in the match after a brilliant innings of 166 by English captain Michael Vaughan in the first innings was followed up with a six-wicket haul by fast bowler Simon Jones. However neither won the man of the match award, who did?

- Andrew Flintoff

- Kevin Pietersen

- Ricky Ponting

- Shane Warne

 

6. The fourth test at Trent Bridge saw which Australian make his test debut?

- Shane Tait

- Michael Hussey

- Michael Clarke

- Brad Hogg

 

7. Despite being made to follow on at Trent Bridge the Australians fought to the end. England required the small total of 129 runs to win the game but Lee and Warne took 7 wickets before England managed to hit the winning runs. Which Englishman hit that winning run for England?

- Kevin Pietersen

- Ashley Giles

- Michael Vaughan

- Steve Harmison

 

8. The final test of the series was played at The Oval with Australia needing a win to retain the Ashes; England merely needed a draw to regain them. Which Australian bowler suggested that England would regain the Ashes “over my dead body”?

- Shaun Tait

- Brett Lee

- Shane Warne

- Glen McGrath

 

9. What odd tactic did Australia use in their attempt to win the final test match?

- They chose to bowl first

- They bowled as few overs as possible

- They went off for bad light

- They played with only three bowlers

 

10. The player of the series award was jointly awarded to two players; one was Shane Warne who claimed 40 wickets. Which Englishman also won the player of the series award?

- Marcus Trescothick

- Andrew Flintoff

- Kevin Pietersen

- Simon Jones

Please email your answers to jenna@commercialfinancepeople.co.uk …The Winner to be announced in the next ‘Commercial Finance Today’.