Collingwood says Ashes success is "the ultimate"

"If you can beat Australia a five-Test match series, the satisfaction you gain from knowing that you've beaten the best side in the world is the ultimate."

Emirates Elite Panel ICC umpire Daryl Harper talks about the Umpire Decision Review System: "When we look at the bigger picture our percentages of correct decisions did increase."

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On this week's ICC Cricket World audio show England batsman Paul Collingwood talks about his childhood dream of playing against Australia in an Ashes series, the latest one of which began in Cardiff on Wednesday.

"The Ashes has always been the complete ultimate to me," he said.

"I think, growing up as a little boy, the one thing I always wanted to do was play against Australia and play in The Ashes and you know Test cricket, for us English players, is very much alive and this is what it's all about.

"If you can beat Australia over five days of cricket, and beat them over a five-Test match series, the satisfaction that you gain from knowing that you've beaten the best side in the world, I think that's the ultimate."

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During the interview Collingwood also recalls the euphoria of 2005 Ashes series victory in England.

"From a cricketing point of view we were absolutely thrilled (with) what happened last time around and I guess it was the whole reaction that took us by surprise a little bit," said the man who captained England in the recent ICC World Twenty20.

"If we can get anywhere near what happened last time around in terms of catching the public's imagination and things like that, we'll know we've had a good series."

Also in this week's show, Emirates Elite Panel ICC umpire Daryl Harper explains the rationale behind the Umpire Decision Referral System (UDRS) which is set for a phased roll-out in Test matches from October.

"It did have a few problems associated with it but generally speaking when we look at the bigger picture our percentages of correct decisions did increase during the series," said Harper, currently on duty in Sri Lanka for the series against Pakistan.

"In fact, in each series when there was a trial, and there were a number of them, the umpires' (correct) decisions went from roughly 93 to 94 per cent up to 98 per cent after using the reviews."

In the interview, Harper elaborates on the type of technology which will play a pivotal part in the success of the UDRS.

The show also has news of ongoing action around the world and an update on the Reliance Mobile rankings.

The weekly show runs for 15 minutes and has been put together by the ICC's global broadcast partner ESPN STAR Sports.