With Botham, Warne’s ball of the century and England winning in the rain, Manchester has often hosted something special
On 15 August 2005, around 6pm, in that fug of early motherhood, I pushed my 15-month-old daughter out of the ground at Old Trafford and down the Great Stone Road. Away we went, buggy and all, away from one of the greatest Ashes Tests.
Why I did not stay that extra half-hour and watch the last gasps I cannot remember – I think I was worried that she was hungry or tired – but what does stick with me is the noise that followed us the two miles home, roars and gasps tracing every step to the front door – still the only time I can remember hearing the cricket ground from our street, though aural flotsam and jetsam from the other Old Trafford often flies by on the wind.
Written by Tanya Aldred
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/03/the-spin-old-trafford-ashes-memories-cricket under the title “The Spin | Old Trafford and the Ashes stir great memories – plus one of leaving early”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
