England have put Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope on notice for the Ashes by handing them one-year contracts while others, including Ben Stokes, received longer deals.

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Marnus Labuschagne is back in Australia's squad for the Ashes series. Selectors have included the veteran batter in a 15-man group for the first cricket test against England in Perth.

Steven Finn believes England have their best chance of winning an Ashes series in Australia since his 2010/11 team; the former bowler cites Brendon McCullums settled squad, Australias line-up uncertai

Australia seamer Ryan Harris needed a second chance at being a professional cricketer, but when it came he formed one of the Ashes most clinical partnerships with Mitchell Johnson.

Cameron Green could start the first Ashes Test alongside Beau Webster after national selection boss George Bailey backed his capability as a specialist bat.

And with high tension comes the potential for blow ups, scandals and moments which have gone down in infamy in cricket history. The most famous have even been remembered with their own TV series and are still spoken about by generations who came decades after they happened.

The Ashes returns on 21 November and plenty of players will be dreaming of making of history before the opening Test in Perth. Some past Ashes stars are instantly recognisable, others... not so much.

Former England coach and Test opener David Lloyd predicts the Ashes may come down to a head-to-head between opposing No. 4 batsmen Steve Smith and Joe Root.