Product Description

"Relive the best of the action from the thrilling npower Ashes Series 2009 between England and Australia.

Ricky Ponting's Australian team arrived as holders of the Ashes but left empty-handed as England, led superbly by Andrew Strauss, won back the Ashes after an exhilarating seven weeks of Test cricket.

The Ashes Series 2009 is the official 3 disc set featuring over 11 hours of highlights from all five Tests.

The Series got underway with Monty Panesar and James Anderson denying Australia an opening Test victory in Cardiff before Andrew Flintoff inspired an historic England win at Lord's.

The Australians fought back, first to save the game at Edgbaston, then with an emphatic victory at Headingley, setting up a grand finale at The Brit Oval. There, Stuart Broad ripped through the Australian batsmen, Jonathan Trott marked his debut with a superb century and, finally, Graeme Swann sealed a thrilling victory.

Amidst joyous celebrations, skipper and Man of the Series Andrew Strauss proudly lifted the urn and England had regained the Ashes.

Enjoy all the action from an Ashes Series which swung one way then the other as the talismanic all-rounder Freddie Flintoff said goodbye to Test cricket as part of an Ashes winning England team!

Running time 11 Hours, 3 discs - UK - PAL

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103 in DVD
• Size: One Size Only
• Brand: 2Entertain
• Released on: 2009-10-19
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Dimensions: 1.10 pounds
• Running time: 660 minutes

DVD Description

Relive the best of the action from the thrilling npower Ashes Series 2009 between England and Australia.

Ricky Ponting's Australian team arrived as holders of the Ashes but left empty-handed as England, led superbly by Andrew Strauss, won back the Ashes after an exhilarating seven weeks of Test cricket.

The Ashes Series 2009 is the official 3 disc set featuring over 11 hours of highlights from all five Tests.

The Series got underway with Monty Panesar and James Anderson denying Australia an opening Test victory in Cardiff before Andrew Flintoff inspired an historic England win at Lord's.

The Australians fought back, first to save the game at Edgbaston, then with an emphatic victory at Headingley, setting up a grand finale at The Brit Oval. There, Stuart Broad ripped through the Australian batsmen, Jonathan Trott marked his debut with a superb century and, finally, Graeme Swann sealed a thrilling victory.

Amidst joyous celebrations, skipper and Man of the Series Andrew Strauss proudly lifted the urn and England had regained the Ashes.

Enjoy all the action from an Ashes Series which swung one way then the other as the talismanic all-rounder ‘Freddie’ Flintoff said goodbye to Test cricket as part of an Ashes winning England team!

Customer Reviews

not the very best of ashes, but who cares
Fitting twent-five days of exciting test cricket into an 11 hour dvd box will allways be difficult. Only he who uses the cutting knife with great care and with a good feel for the body he's hacking into will succeed. In this case this delicate task has been extremely well mastered. Not all fours, not all those little frantic moments are included, instead the great narrators, Geoff Boycott leading the way, are given room to show that cricket is a game not only of good quality players but also of masterfull entertainers who do the crickety talking whilst the balls fly and the wickets fall. Not a foot is put wrong. You start at disc one, ending before you know it at disc three with those two summer months completely revived in your brain and even the slightest of sun tans returning to your wintery skin. Who could ask for more, between now and the next ashes.

Excellent record of a superb series
This 3 DVD set is an excellent record of what, in my personal opinion will go down as one of the best Ashes series of all time. The commentary team are all very professional and convey the excitement and tension of the 5 Test matches with consumate ease and skill. Geoffrey Boycott's pithy commentary style is, for me the best since Richie Benaud retired, and I never tire of his cry of "SHOT"!! each time a 4 or occasional 6 is scored. All in all this is a great buy for anyone, whether a cricket fanatic or an occasional fan.

.........When The Numbers Didn't Add Up.............
The Ashes 2005 was one of the greatest test series of all time where England regained the urn for the first time in 18 years. In 2009, they had to start all over again after losing 5 - 0 in the Ashes `down under'.

It was always going to be a good series this time round as both teams were evenly matched. On Paper - Australia's 2005 squad was stronger than England's, and England's eventual series win came as a shock. This time round Australia were without Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Mathew Hayden and Adam Gillchrist, but still remained favorites to retain the urn. This was due to England's poor form coming into the series and Australia's recent series win against an excellent South Africa side playing on their own home patch.

The Cardiff test ended in a draw but should have been won by Australia. England won convincingly at Lords and Australia then showed their fighting qualities by drawing the Edgbaston test and hammering England at Headingley to set the scene perfectly for the final Oval test.

The 2009 Series was very good, but not excellent. It was however surprisingly better than expected; even though many of us did not expect a repeat of 2005. 2009 was a `see-saw' series, which sometimes managed to recreate the intensity of 2005. This makes it a slightly odd series and England's Victory at the Oval also seemed very odd. To be fair, England won convincingly at the Oval, but the win was odd for other reasons. It was odd because in 2005 England came into the final test after dominating the rest of the series, but in 2009 it was the other way round. Australia had out-batted England in the first four tests, scored more centuries, taken more wickets and had the best bowling in an innings (1st innings at Headlingley). The consensus before the final test was that - Australia deserved the Ashes but England would probably end up winning them back!

Not only will 2009 be remembered for Ricky Ponting losing the Ashes back to back in England, but also for its impact on test cricket worldwide. Due to the recent success of The T20 World Cup tournament which was held in England just before the Ashes; plans for using pink balls and floodlights for future tests were being contemplated in order to make the format more appealing. This was rightly seen as a dangerous and illogical step forward by many critics and probably a response to recent limit overs success. The Ashes 2009 has proved that test cricket is still alive and kicking and that it has massive potential to remain so in years to come.

The bonus material in the 2005 DVD package was a let down, especially as it focused almost entirely on the facts and the figures of the series itself. There was nothing on the aftermath of the victory and how it affected the nation as a whole. This 2009 package will contain interviews with the whole team which should provide further insight for viewers, beyond the actual test matches themselves. The commentary will be provided by Geoff Boycott, Mark Nicholas, Simon Hughes and Mathew Hayden.

No matter how much we compare this series to 2005, what remains a fact is that for England to win the Ashes back after losing comprehensively in Australia - remains a monumental achievement.