To celebrate the 2023 Ashes series, foxsports.com.au has been counting down the 25 greatest cricketers from the past quarter of a century.
For clarity, only cricketers who competed in the 1998/99 Ashes until the recent 2021/22 series in Australia were considered, while performances that contributed to Test match and series wins were given extra weighting.
We will unveil five players ahead of each of the five Ashes Tests.
Ashes Greatest Countdown
25-21: Josh Hazlewood, Mark Waugh, Nathan Lyon, Brad Haddin, James Anderson
20-16: Andrew Strauss, Ryan Harris, Michael Hussey, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke
15-11: Pat Cummins, Michael Vaughan, Kevin Pietersen, Justin Langer, Stuart Broad
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10. BEN STOKES
19 matches (2013-2022)
1157 runs at 34.02 with three centuries
Best 135* at Headingley, 2019
38 wickets at 39.68 with two five-wicket hauls
Best 6-36 at Trent…