Then
The Middlesex man, then 29, was the last English captain to lift the Ashes and played a full part in the victory with 393 runs at an average of 43.67.

I encouraged my players and told them it was their biggest chance to make an impression in cricket.

We just wanted to win every match. Nothing else would have done. And just look what happened.

Now
The burly batsman played his last Test in 1995 and retired in 1998. Was Middlesex coach until 2000 and now works in the media, including the BBC.

We do have a good chance. As Freddie Flintoff said, we have to play to the best of our ability and then we'll have to play a little bit better.

There are lot of players in the England side who haven't been clobbered by the Aussies. Those players are still mentally strong.