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Alastair Cook's Ashes Countdown: top three bowling spells

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England Test captain Alastair Cook reveals his top 3 Ashes bowling spells.

Alastair Cook will lead England into Ashes battle at Cardiff aiming to regain the urn he lifted in 2013.

Ahead of the first Investec Test, coverage of which begins at 10am this Wednesday on Sky Sports Ashes, the England captain ran us through his own daily countdown.

Three days out from the coin flip in Cardiff, Cook picked the top three Ashes bowling spells by an England team he has been part of, paying tribute to the exploits of James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan.

Click on the video at the top of the page to watch his selection in full and then make sure you watch every ball of the series live on Sky Sports Ashes.

Make sure you get involved by using #MyAshesSummer to send in your own Ashes content to @SkyCricket - whether that’s selfies from the ground or pictures of friends and family coming together at home or in the pub.

Plus, make sure you download the Ashes Event Centre - our second screen experience which allows you to watch live coverage on your iPad and features an integrated timeline of session-by-session highlights with up to 17 different camera angles, in-running match stats and interactive Hawkeye analysis.

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