Ashes Countdown: The XI Greatest Ashes Captains
Thursday 25 June 2009
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The latest instalment of our Ashes Countdown series assesses the greatest captains to lead out their team in the Ashes.
Click the image on the right to launch our guide.
Richie Benaud (who makes it into our greatest eleven) said that captaincy was 90 per cent luck - but as our countdown shows, much could be done with the remaining 10 per cent.
Going back as far as the 1880s when the rules of rivalry between England and Australia were still to be written, right up to 2005 Ashes winning captain Michael Vaughan, we bring you the XI Greatest Ashes Captains.
Do you agree with our selection? Who do you think was the greatest captain of all-time? Leave your comments and suggestions below.
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