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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tanya Aldred

Bradman’s greatest hour: how Australia came from 2-0 down to win the Ashes

Don Bradman hits out in the deciding Test of the 1936-37 Ashes.
Don Bradman hits out in the deciding Test of the 1936-37 Ashes. Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

By the time you read this, day one of the third Test will have gently unfolded/catastrophically unspooled. You will already have some inkling of how (un)likely it is that England will be able to haul in Australia’s 2-0 lead and claw back the urn.

As you also probably know, only one side has overcome a 2-0 deficit to win a series, and that side was Australia, and that Australia included Don Bradman.

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