Former England Captain Michael Atherton shared his thoughts of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 with Ashes 2005. England and India played a hard-fought series of five matches, ending with 2-2 draw after India claimed a thrilling six-day victory on the fifth test.
The series ran and flowed across all five tests with an event up to 5. Day in all games. Like both teams left the crowd on the edge of their seats With their stunning action, it reminded them of the famous series Ashes 2005, where England regained ashes after 16 years.
Michael Atherton recently shared his thoughts of comparison between two series and called Anderson Tendulkar Trophy the best from the ash.
“I don’t think the quality was as good as ’05. I don’t think I saw a better series than the Ashes ’05. It was a great decline team and developing team, absolutely great players at the top of their game.
He also said that Ashes 2023 was also struggling because of his twists and turns.
“Ashes 2023 was a fantastic ash, but I will introduce this series as the best series from ’05 because of those dramatic moments, Like Woakes and as Rishabh Pant. And the twists and turns and turnover of the series, ”he added.
England started a series with five goals in The Headingley, Leeds. In the second test, India returned with a massive victory of 336. The Lord’s test was the most dramatic one of the series, because India suffered a heartbreaking 22 loss after Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadej showed a big heart in the fourth exchange of collapse.
In the third test of Jadeja and Washington Sundar, they fired 56 overs to save the match for India. The fifth oval test also had an exciting goal when Mohammed Siraj released his best charm to help India draw the level in a series of five matches. And India and England started the World Championship cycle (WTC) 2025-27 on a decent note.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
August 14, 2025
