A barmy morning in the Edgbaston sunshine…

It’s 1997 and England enjoy a dream start in the Ashes. Sadly, old ghosts were still lurking, writes Richard Edwards

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Flying high: England’s Darren Gough runs out Jason Gillespie’s runner, Michael Bevan, in the first Test match of the Ashes at Edgbaston
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It’s hilarious if you watch it on YouTube,” says Mark Ealham, laughing. “You’ve got Nasser (Hussain) waving his bat at the crowd and charging around the square – then you’ve got me chasing him trying to shake his hand. I’ve nev...

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