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Chelsea legend Frank Lampard shines as Champions League pundits Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker play mini-game of cricket in studio ahead of Ashes series

Everyone seems to be gripped by Ashes fever with England's battle for the urn Down Under kicking-off on Thursday at The Gabba.

Even BT Sport's Champions League panel of pundits couldn't resist the bug and tried their hand at playing cricket in the studio ahead of tonight's European matches.

Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes and Gary Lineker all took it in turns to bat and bowl as Rio Ferdinand took wicket in a mini-game of cricket using a bin as the stumps.

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Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes, Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand played cricket in the BT studio
Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes, Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand played cricket in the BT studio
Lampard dismissed Match of the Day presenter Lineker with a yorker in his third delivery
Lampard dismissed Match of the Day presenter Lineker with a yorker in his third delivery
The Chelsea icon ushered him off the playing area with a gesture and laughed
The Chelsea icon ushered him off the playing area with a gesture and laughed

England selectors pay attention, there could be an ideal candidate to fill Ben Stokes' void in our midst.