Ep 199 - Dennis Amiss - Memories of The Ashes

In the second part of our ‘Memories of The Ashes series I was joined by former England opening batter of the 1960s and 70s Dennis Amiss.

Dennis’s ‘Memories of The Ashes’ went back to watching his hero Denis Compton winning the Ashes on television in 1953.

His Ashes career began and ended at Old Trafford (1968-1977). In his opening Ashes Test in 1968 he bagged a pair and Dennis talks philosophically about the troubles he experienced against Australia, who proved to be his nemesis during his Test career.

After 1968 his next Ashes Test came in the winter of 1974/75 where the England team and Dennis took a battering as they suffered a 4-1 series thrashing. We hear what it was like to face the fearsome duo of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson on some fast bouncy wickets.

Dennis continued to play for England in the home series against the Aussies in 1975 and 1977.

The podcast ended with Dennis’s views on the much-anticipated 2023 Ashes series which will begin at his adopted home, Edgbaston on 16 June.

This interview was recorded on 25 May

Part 3 coming soon with former England swing bowler Richard Ellison.

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