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How did a 'rebel circus' transform The Ashes? - How It All Played Out

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How did a 'rebel circus' transform The Ashes? - How It All Played Out

Legends of the Ashes›
Nov 12, 202535:09

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Episode Notes

In the last episode of Season 2, as we gear up for the Ashes , Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward bring you the story of Australian media magnate Kerry Packer , who all the current players should be thanking. Packer turned the gentile game of Test cricket upside down as he signed the captains of England, Australia and the West Indies to what some called his 'rebel circus'. For two years at the end of the 1970s, the tradi

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