5 best bowling spells in Ashes history

3. Shane Warne’s 8/71 at The Gabba in the 1994-95 Ashes

Late Shane Warne served the Australian cricket team for 15 years in international cricket. In his vast Test career, the spin wizard played 36 matches in The Ashes tournament and scalped 195 wickets in 72 innings. With these numbers, Warne is still the leading wicket-taker in the illustrious Test series.

Back in 1994, Warne clinched 8/71 figures with the ball against England at the Gabba. His spectacular bowling performance powered the hosts to pummel the visitors by a huge margin of 184 runs. These numbers also became the leggie’s best bowling innings of his Test career.  

In the inaugural Test of the 1994-95 Ashes, Australia skipper Mark Taylor won the toss and decided to bat first. Providing strength to their team, both Michael Slater and Mark Waugh helped Australia to rack up 426 runs in the first innings. In the bowling department, Warne came forward along with Craig McDermott and took three wickets in the first innings. Continuing his excellent job in the second innings, Warne wrecked England’s batting line-up in the second innings and claimed eight wickets to help the Aussies emerge victorious.