Build-up to first England v Australia Ashes Test

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Sam Drury

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'Let's get this party started'
Let's have a look at what the papers are saying then - I think it's fair to say they're as excited as the rest of us!
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Top five Ashes moments
Greg James has picked his top five Ashes moments - there are some absolute classics in there!
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Video caption: Ashes 2023: Greg James' top five Ashes moments
'Let the Ashes summer of love begin'
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With the first Ashes Test finally here, England and Australia are set to write the latest chapter in sport's greatest love story, says chief cricket writer Stephan Shemilt.
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What better way to whet your appetite ahead of this series than look at some of the best moments from the last Ashes in England.
There really were some incredible moments!
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Video caption: The Ashes: Relive best of 2019 England v Australia series
The big Ashes preview
BBC Test Match Special
There is so much to get stuck into ahead of this series. We've got you covered here and so, too, do BBC Test Match Special.
Live coverage will begin on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra from 10:25 BST and before that you can listen the big Ashes preview here.
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That’s right, 15 months to the day since England collapsed in Hobart and Australia lifted the urn after a crushing 4-0 series win, it’s Ashes time again!
While a lot of the names are the same, this is a very different England side. Under Ben Stokes they have won 11 of 13 Tests – doing so in swashbuckling fashion, too.
A first Ashes triumph since 2015 is the aim for Stokes and co but to do so they have to overcome an Australia side filled with confidence after being crowned world Test champions last weekend.
What a series it promises to be – I can’t wait! Thankfully, the first ball is now less than three hours away…
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The wait is almost over…
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