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| quote: | Originally posted by THE_Chris
England have now OFFICIALLY won the ashes.
This means -
Australia have been OFFICIALLY owned. You dont need me to tell you that anymore.
Realitys a bitch, huh. 
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as if they've been owned. it takes 2 great teams to put on a series like this, and it's been great. I am so pleased to have won it, but we've not owned them in any way, and to do so does their players who've worked their asses off an Injustice. For now we're closer to them than we've been in the rankings for years, and that's what matters.
Ratings
Langer - 8
Did his bit when he had to, one of the more consistent aussie players.
Hayden - 4
Very poor at times, good in this match, but over the series not so, not the man who I last saw, maybe time to retire & write another cookbook
Ponting - 5
One good knock, and another start after, but was done too much for a player of his quality by swing bowling.
Clarke - 7
Guys like "pup" are your future, and he's done himself no harm here, a learning curve as it is for Bell of england, some good knocks, some not so, should be retained imo
Martyn - 3
Where has he gone to ? He looked really poor and I dunno what else to say, not the classy batsman who's caused us so much trouble before
Gilchrist - 5
Bad batting, average at times keeping, another who's disappointed
Katich - 5
Decent player, but is he good enough for the tests ? seems not imo on this showing
Warne - 10
What more can this guy do, he's a magician with the ball & put up runs that without, the side would have been in real trouble. As much teasing as he gets, we all respect what he's done, and he'll be missed as a character next time round.
Lee - 9
if this was rated on effort & heart he'd win the man of the series, showed grit, determination, and a nice guy all round.
McGrath - 7
Was good to begin with, injury ruined the series for him, and maybe cost you the urn, came back too soon imo at Manchester and paid the price.
Gillespie - 2
This guy used to terrorise us, but has lost the yard of pace (like darren gough for us) and looked out of his depth. Maybe needs the old streamlined haircut back
MacGill - 8
Great work at bringing on those drinks, didn't spill a drop. Plays well in county game here and im surprised he didn't get a chance.
Tait - 7
Potential to be great, time will tell
England
Strauss - 7
Played well except at times vs Warne. Grew as the series did and played well
Trescothick - 7
Found wanting in the past for lack of foot movement. Still has annoying habit of finding it easy & giving wicket away.
Vaughan - 7
Played ok at times, poor at others, tendancy to throw wicket away again, but captained well with field placements & changes i'd never seen. Outthought ponting a lot.
Bell - 5
This lad has talent, I know it, and a lot of england does, needs to take lessons from this into later career and learn from it
Pietersen - 8
Magic at times, butterfingers at others, the fact is like warne, he lives for the biggest moments, and today was one.
Flintoff - 10 (man of the series)
What can I say about the big man that isn't a superlative ? signifies the new breed of english cricket, and loved by all, seemed to make good friendship with Lee too which is good to see on the sporting side.
Jones - 4
Just not good enough, could have lost the ashes in the drops & put downs, and his batting doesn't live upto what we were led to believe it would when he first got picked
Simon Jones - 9
Played really well, grew in stature, and showed how much we missed him when he did his knee at Brissy last tour
Giles - 7
held his own
Hoggard - 7
Some good times, some bad, generally did his usual backup job that he's so good at
Harmison - 6
showed glimpses but didn't seem to have full rhythm in his bowling
Collingwood - 6
did what was asked of him
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