Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler are buzzing as they look ahead to the start of the Ashes series down under this week.

They chat about the importance of the first ball in Perth and the unique challenges of batting and bowling in Australia.

Broad relives his titanic - and often fruitless - battles with Australia batting icon Steve Smith.

And both pick out the key battles that will decide the ultimate Test series.

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Jonathan Trott, a hero of England’s 2010-11 Ashes victory, tells Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler how Sir Andrew Strauss’s team toppled the Aussies in their own back yard.

With unique insight, humour and untold stories, Trott relives England’s only Ashes triumph down under since the 1980s and gives Ben Stokes tips on how to repeat the feat.

Trott then recalls the raw emotion of leaving the 2013-14 tour with a stress-related illness and reflects on the intense demands of life as an international cricketer.

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The Aussie Ashes squad has landed and Jos and Broady sit down to dissect the detail.

Plus, the press Down Under have already began getting stuck into England’s touring party…

The biggest series in cricket is nearly here and Stuart Broad sits down with Jos Buttler to answer all of your Ashes questions.

Does he regret calling Australians names at Lord's? What's it like being called up to the squad? And who gets the beers in at the end of the series?

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Jos Buttler is still in New Zealand, where it’s mainly raining, but he has been to Baz McCullum’s house for a barbecue and had time to assess Mark Wood’s Ashes fitness.

Stuart Broad is in London, trying not to create more headlines, as they dive into the latest Ashes news and dial up Ebony Rainford-Brent as England’s women prepare for a World Cup semi-final. 

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Broady and Jos are joined by their old England team-mate Steven Finn for an open and honest exploration of his amazing highs and devastating lows in Ashes cricket.

Finn talks about being dropped on Christmas Day in 2010 and his mental torment when his bowling action deserted him during the 2013-14 series down under.

Then comes the glory as Finn recalls his match-winning resurgence alongside Broad and Buttler as England regained the urn in 2015.

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Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler react to the latest Ashes news as David Warner predicts a 4-0 Australia win despite doubts over the fitness of captain Pat Cummins.

With Buttler on tour in New Zealand after a difficult journey, they relive their favourite stories from cricket tours of the past. Who organises the card games? Who are the practical jokers? And what is credit card roulette?

Find out how bowlers know when Ben Stokes is going to call a review – and which awkward handshake has gone straight to Number 1?

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Jos Buttler, Stuart Broad and Ebony-Rainford Brent share stories and secrets from their World Cup victories.

How did Eoin Morgan calm Jos’s nerves on the morning of the 2019 World Cup final?

Which Take That song did Ebony and the team belt out after every match of their 2009 World Cup campaign?

And what was the drink of choice when Broady and the team celebrated their 2010 World T20 triumph in Barbados?

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England’s managing director Rob Key takes us behind the curtain as he plots England’s attempt to win back the Ashes down under.

Key talks to Jos and Broady about selecting England’s Ashes squad and how the players will be managed to give them the best chance of upsetting Australia.

He talks about playing poker with Shane Warne and the crucial influence of the great Australian spinner on England’s aggressive playing style.

Key urges his England players to “be smart” off the pitch in Australia and explains why he’s so excited by the “generational talent” of batter Jacob Bethell.

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Jos and Broady are back with a glass of Laithwaites wine in their hands answering all of your questions!

Why did Broady once dress as a milkman outside Tower Bridge in London? Who are the lads next 'Fab Four' of batters?

And of course, what is Jos's late night guilty pleasure?

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