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Martyn blames Buchanan for 2005 Ashes loss

Former Australian batsman Damien Martyn has blamed ex-coach John Buchanan for the team’s failure to retain the 2005 Ashes, saying the team management made the mistake of considering it as just another series and not planning it right.

“All comments by Warne and MacGill are right and you would find that 99 per cent of the group from that era would agree. The management team didn’t plan right, we had a not-very-good, quick preparation in Brisbane and then we landed and away we went,” Martyn said.

Martyn, who joined Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill in slamming Buchanan, said
Australia’s poor preparation was one of “a million behind-the-scenes reasons” for the series defeat.

“We got slack, everything clicked for them, they haven’t played that well since then and they won’t ever again. They built themselves up so much for the Ashes when the Ashes for us had dropped off because we had won it so many times,” he told in an interview.

“For us it was conquering all things, World Cups, Champions Trophy, the subcontinent. The Ashes was just another series but for
England it was their pinnacle and we just went underprepared.”

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Martyn blames Buchanan for 2005 Ashes loss

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