The Ashes: The best captains

Wednesday 10 November 2010 06:59 GMT

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

Click here or on the image on the right to launch our guide

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.

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The Ashes: The best captains