Ashes.

So what is there to talk about other than England's magnificent victory over Australia? Great, terrific, super, smashing and all that. I just wish I felt more positive about it. For the most part, it was a roller-coaster series, with both sides alternatively playing very well or very poorly. You certainly couldn't say that either side was ever dominant, and as Ricky Ponting has correctly pointed out, by most statistical measures Australia were superior. In the end it all came down to the luck of the toss, and the fact that their bad patches came at more crucial moments than ours - particularly their batting in the first innings of the final test. So yes, great, terrific etc. but don't let's get carried away - we aren't world-beaters yet by any means.