Inside The Tour
By Auddy
The inside story of the most triumphant tours in sporting history.
Season 2 returns this December as a box set, following the England cricket team on their astonishing 1986/87 series. A tour hugely significant for both nations – after this, England wouldn’t win the Ashes again for 18 years. The embarrassing defeat sent Allan Border’s Australia to rock bottom and yet, somehow, they recovered to become a cricket superpower. This is the story of that incredible journey, told by players from both teams plus host Mark Pougatch, who was a backpacking 18-year-old in Australia at the time. His diary brings to life an incredible story of unknown call-ups, unlikely heroes, and a result that shocked the sporting world.
In series 1, presenter Alastair Eykyn took us back to the legendary British and Irish Lions rugby tour in South Africa, 1997. With few giving them a chance, a disparate group of characters bonded into a band of brothers that upset the reigning world champions.
This is Inside The Tour – giving you the inside story, told by those who were there.
Season 2 returns this December as a box set, following the England cricket team on their astonishing 1986/87 series. A tour hugely significant for both nations – after this, England wouldn’t win the Ashes again for 18 years. The embarrassing defeat sent Allan Border’s Australia to rock bottom and yet, somehow, they recovered to become a cricket superpower. This is the story of that incredible journey, told by players from both teams plus host Mark Pougatch, who was a backpacking 18-year-old in Australia at the time. His diary brings to life an incredible story of unknown call-ups, unlikely heroes, and a result that shocked the sporting world.
In series 1, presenter Alastair Eykyn took us back to the legendary British and Irish Lions rugby tour in South Africa, 1997. With few giving them a chance, a disparate group of characters bonded into a band of brothers that upset the reigning world champions.
This is Inside The Tour – giving you the inside story, told by those who were there.
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Episode 1: The Ashes ’86/87 - The Wooden Spoon Series
English cricket is in a bad place and Australia isn’t faring much better. As they prepare to meet in the Ashes of 1986/87, cricket’s ultimate contest dating back to the 1800s, there are tongue-in-cheek suggestions this is the battle for test cricket’… -
Episode 2: The Ashes ’86/87 - Can’t Bat, Can’t Bowl, Can’t Field
England’s ramshackle cricketers arrive in Australia and, true to recent form, start losing to part-time state teams. -
Episode 3: The Ashes ’86/87 - Botham’s Brisbane Fireworks
“One of the greatest innings I’ve ever seen” says Phil De Freitas who, for a few hours, on the second day of the first test match, stood at the non-striker’s end at The Gabba in total awe. Sir Ian Botham’s final test century was one of his most memor… -
Episode 4: The Ashes ’86/87 - The Fear of Failure
One down in the series, Australia needed their world-class batsman and skipper Allan Border to step up, which he promptly did. -
Episode 5: The Ashes ’86/87 - We’re Still Standing
The tour arrives in Melbourne. Not just for the Boxing Day test, but far more importantly for the Christmas Day party. -
Episode 6: The Ashes ’86/87 - Cash For Questions
After losing by an innings at the MCG, the Australian inquest started. Allan Border gathered a group of “survivors” in a Melbourne hotel to draw a line in the sand. -
Episode 7: The Ashes ’86/87 - The Search for Peter Who
With the series lost, Australia panicked. Needing inspiration, they turned to ‘Taylor’. But not the one everyone was expecting. -
Episode 8: The Ashes ’86/87 - Call Lamby on 24624
The tour wasn’t over yet. After winning a one-day series in Perth, between the 4th and 5th tests, England set themselves a challenge: to wrap up a ‘Grand Slam Tour’ by winning the World Series Cup, another one-day competition also featuring Australia…
