England's Ashes 2005 winning team: Where are they now?

Simon Jones

Ashes 2005 was the peak of Simon Jones’ international career

A career that had so much promise, and was at its zenith during the 2005 Ashes series, was unfortunately cut short due to injury. Simon Jones may have only played 18 Tests for England but four of them were in the 2005 Ashes, where he took 18 wickets at an average of 21 and tormented the Aussie batsmen with lethal reverse swing.

The fact that Simon Jones was even taking part in that series despite suffering a career-threatening knee injury was a testament to his will. And unfortunately for him, the ankle problem that ruled him out of the final Test of the series was indicative of his struggle with injuries throughout his career.

After playing just 26 matches for England, the last of which was the fourth Test in Nottingham, Jones called time on his career due to injuries. He also released an autobiography following his eventual retirement from cricket in 2013 and also took part in the inaugural Masters Champions League for the Leo Lions in 2016.