The Ashes: The best captains

The 2010/11 Ashes are nearly upon us as England look to retain the urn against Australia.

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As we build up to what is promising to be a hard-fought and competitive series, we bring you the best Ashes captains.

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.

Here, we assess the greatest captains to lead out their team in the Ashes.