Cricketer who captained England to three successive Ashes wins, 1977-81 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cricketer who captained England to three successive Ashes wins, 1977-81 featured in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle on January 25, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MIKEBREARLEY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MIKEBREARLEY Cricketer who captained England to three successive Ashes wins, 1977-81 (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 25, 2026
6% COOK Former England cricketer Alastair (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
6% NAT __ Sciver-Brunt, England women's cricket captain (3) (3) The Guardian Weekend Dec 13, 2025
6% HUSSAIN Nasser ---, England cricket captain from 1999 to 2003 (7) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
6% STRAUSS Andrew ___, cricketer who captained England to victory in the 2009 Ashes (7)
5% BALLTAMPERING Action in cricket that's just not cricket! (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 24, 2026
5% HITS Batters' successes (4) Universal Jan 23, 2026
5% AYE "Confirmed, captain" (3) LA Times Daily Jan 22, 2026
5% ROY "Succession" surname (3) LA Times Daily Jan 22, 2026
5% DECLARED Announced what successful cricketing side did? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 13, 2026

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