5 cricketers you didn't know played the Ashes 

#2 Boyd Rankin

Boyd Rankin has played just one Test till now

Boyd Rankin has, till date, played 73 international games, including two World Cups for Ireland (2007 and 2011), two World T20s (2009 and 2012) and the 2014 Ashes for England. A strappy new-ball bowler, Rankin moved from Ireland, his place of birth, to experience greener pastures in England in 2012. He was rewarded with a spot in the 2014 Ashes, but managed to play just one game.

He later conceded that he had played the game despite an injury, picking up the solitary wicket of Peter Siddle in the fifth game at Sydney. He was later chosen for the tour of South Africa, which meant that he missed out on a chance to play for the Irish in the 2015 World Cup. He later shifted allegiance back to Ireland, and played for them during their unsuccessful World T20 qualifier campaign in 2016.