Channel Nine commentary team recreate The Beatles’ Abbey Road cover

Channel Nine’s commentary team, in London for the second Ashes Test at Lord's, has recreated The Beatles' famous Abbey Road album cover.

Mark Nicholas, Ian Healy, Brett Lee and Mark Taylor were photographed at the same pedestrian crossing as The Beatles in August 1969 for the cover of their eleventh album.

Mark Nicholas took the position of John Lennon, Healy as Ringo Starr, Lee as Paul McCartney and Taylor at the back as lead guitarist George Harrison, with Healy later commenting on Taylor's position: "He looks like he's struggling to catch up".

Healy also explained the intricacies of the original that the foursome attempted to observe in their recreation.

"Paul McCartney was out of step. He was right leg forward, everyone else was left foot forward. So Brett Lee’s done that."

Before he explained to fellow commentator Michael Vaughan how they had managed to get such an accurate rendition of the photo saying "We were there from 5.30 this morning".

One notable difference was Brett Lee’s refusal to hold a cigarette as McCartney had.

David Lloyd later showed an intimate knowledge of Beatles lyrics when he poetically recited their song 'A Hard Day's Night'.

Lloyd had asked Mark Nicholas about The Beatles songs they thought of as they crossed the road. Nicholas responded saying that he chose 'Ticket To Ride', while Brett Lee chose his equal favourite 'Eight Days a Week'.

'A Hard Day's Night' was written five years before the Abbey Road album and as Lloyd recited the lyrics in an unrecognisable accent Nicholas questioned “Are you alright?”

Lloyd continued without any acknowledgment before Nicholas added: "I don’t think you are alright".

Although the Let It Be album was released after Abbey Road, it was in large parts recorded before it. This meant that the Abbey Road album is recognised as the last time The Beatles recorded together as a band, creating a special meaning for many fans.

Abbey Road Studios are located only a few hundred metres from Lord’s Cricket Ground.