It must have been a as it even brought together and his arch-rival .
Actors and took time out from filming the next instalment of the Potter films to join TMS at The Oval and they witnessed .
Of course most people weren't as fortunate as Daniel and Tom to see the Ashes regained live - but hopefully we were able to convey the drama on .
As the events unfolded throughout the day we became aware of listeners around the world following our commentary - and going to quite some lengths to do so
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I had a funny feeling at the start of summer that, , it would .
Of course, , it was England who required only a draw to reclaim the urn and, after Australia's emphatic victory at Headingley, the tourists clearly start this Oval Test as .
Virtually everyone I have spoken to since seems to give England no chance of success in this Test match and let's be honest; the signs are not that great.
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I am not sure I can remember so much speculation ahead of the naming of an England cricket squad.
Seemingly every single person I have met since watching has an opinion on which 11 players should be walking out at on Thursday, 20 August.
Many people don't just have an opinion, they claim somehow to know exactly who is going to be selected.
In the last couple of days I have been told that, without a doubt, is going to return, that and that the selectors will surprise all of us and .
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At the start of it was Phillip Hughes who caused a stir in the on-line world by announcing on the social networking site "Twitter"
Well the next revelation we hear via Twitter is that and is considering a career in cricket commentary when her time as a pop star comes to an end. Lily, the daughter of actor Keith Allen, revealed how she was and was intrigued by the description of England bowler Graham Onions as "tall, dark-haired and pigeon-toed".
has been in Twitter contact with Lily offering any cricket commentary tips and whilst I don't think she'll be describing this week we are hoping Miss Allen may pay a visit to the TMS box at the Oval.
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Hello I'm Adam Mountford and I'm the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Cricket producer. My main
responsibility is to produce Test Match Special but I also look after our cricket coverage on other ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ outlets. My blog attempts to give you a flavour of life behind the scenes of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Cricket team. .
