Watch: Flintoff consoles Lee after Australia's heartbreaking Ashes loss

Watch: Flintoff consoles Lee after Australia’s heartbreaking Ashes loss: What comes to your mind when someone talks about Ashes cricket? A fierce battle between the arch rivals England and Australia who have been battling out a ferocious fight on the cricket field for the beloved Urn since 1882. Ashes cricket has the audacity of gripping the whole cricketing community with its ambiance of competitive cricket which captures the hearts of millions of cricket fans, whenever there is a bout between both the sides.

Both the teams give their heart-out on the 22 yards and don’t leave a stone unturned to end up on the winning side. Today, we will take you back in the memory lanes to one of the greatest Ashes series ever which is also regarded as the most thrilling sporting series of this decade. In Ashes 2005, after Australia defeated the English side in the 1^st Test match at Lord’s, the 2^nd Test match turned out to be an edge of the seat thriller.

Tensions soared up and hearts were pounding when the English side was just one wicket away from the winning the Test while Australian’s needed 3 runs to cross the line. But England held their nerve to win the thriller by 2 runs. After the victory we witnessed one of the most iconic spirit of cricket moments in the history when Andrew Flintoff, the hero of the match lent across his comforting hand on Brett Lee’s shoulder and consoled him after the loss even before celebrating the win.

This quote “Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat” certainly got replicated on the cricket field and the very sight of Flintoff consoling Lee will always be fresh in the memories of every cricket fan who loves the game.

Watch: Flintoff consoles Lee after Australia’s heartbreaking Ashes loss: