SK Flashback: The greatest Ashes and the greatest cricket video games - Part 2

5th Test (The Oval)

#9 A Strauss century

Andrew Strauss in action

Andrew Strauss has blown hot and cold in the series. He has been among runs with a hundred in the third Test but has a few single digit scores as well. With England winning the toss and choosing to bat, Strauss has the perfect opportunity to end the series on a high if he can knuckle down a hundred to present England the early advantage. The task is to score 129 runs with Andrew Strauss without running any partners out. Another easy task, given his rating in the game.

What actually happened: Strauss played a marathon innings of 129 and was the seventh man to get out. His innings acted as the glue holding together the English innings even in the event of a mini-collapse. It was his performance that set up the platform for the perfect finish for the series from an English viewpoint, which was...