10 most emotional moments in Ashes history

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The birth of a legend
The birth of a legend

The 23-year-old Shane Warne was coronated as the 'King of Spin' with his first ball in Test cricket in England.

The man who went on to become the leading wicket-taker in the Ashes started with his very first delivery in the tournament.

During the 1993 edition, Warne bowled an astonishing delivery to dismiss Mike Gatting at Old Trafford in Manchester.

The champion leg-spinner's reign that began with clipping Gatting's off bail lasted 14 years and took 708 victims.

The bleached blond, who came to England as a fluke spinner from Victoria, left as a virtuoso.

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