MattDavies published Ashes 2015: Trent Bridge groundsman Steve Birks on his redemption...

When England beat Australia to regain the Ashes no one was more relieved than Trent Bridge groundsman Steve Birks.A year ago, Birks was a man under fire. The pitch he and his team work so hard on had been lambasted around the world after England's draw with India yielded 1,344 runs and 29 wickets over five long days.Birks even publicly apologised for the surface after the first day as it became the first international pitch in this country to be graded 'poor'.The ground's reputation took a hit..