Twenty20 matches are decided by the smallest of margins, and it often takes a blistering knock late in the final overs of an innings to clinch victory. Here Australia were indebted to a stunning 53 from Aaron Finch.

The burly 24-year-old Victorian came in at number six to plunder his half-ton runs off just 33 balls in a destructive, belligerent knock which proved to be the decisive contribution in a match which ended on the final ball.

Not a single player from either side, with the exception of Finch, mustered more than 30 runs in a low-scoring encounter on a spongy pudding pitch with

England fans will forever cherish the memory of this series.
Decimation of Australia Down Under isn't likely to happen again, ever. And even if it does, the thrill
of one-sided victories will have waned, and it would certainly lack the shock
element of this series.

The Ashes supporting
tradition of watching the first hour before bed was extended for many beyond
lunch until tea. And for those unable to stay awake, they woke up to good news
on 18 of the 23 days of combat.

The domination
has been such that if you were picking an Ashes XI from this series, only Mike
Hussey would be sure of a place

They say that winning is a habit, and Andy Flower's
trailblazers would need to be admitted to a losing clinic the like of which
Australia attended four years ago if they are to snap out of their
record-breaking run.

When debutant Chris Roger Woakes flicked a Shane
Watson delivery wide of long on for a single, England had clinched their eighth
successive Twenty20 victory, and with it had ensured that they are now unbeaten
in all formats for 16 series.

It has been a meteoric rise for the 21-year-old
seamer, who was hastily shunted above Ajmal Shahzad and Graeme Swann in the
batting order at the

The conclusion of the inaugural IPL left a taste in Cowers' mouth as bitter as a witch's teet.

Sunday's final victory for the Rajasthan Royals might have been a triumph for the underdog; a coup for the unsung, the obscure, the shrewd. Unfortunately, it was also a triumph for Shane Warne - and no-one wanted that.

Thankfully, Warne's manager has confirmed that the England tormentor won't be making a Test comeback following the sudden retirement of Stuey MacGill.

Not because he is desperately unfit, or as demotivated as a student with a DVD box set of 24, a free afternoon and a potfull of weed

Eng 297-6 (80 overs) - STUMPS!! Ambrose pulls Ntini away for his second boundary and England will take a 214-run lead into day four. Join us at 10am for coverage - you never know, it might be fun.

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Eng 287-6 (77 overs) - WHAT A SHOT, A CENTURY!! Collingwood walks down the tracks and plants Harris into the crowd for the six that brings up his fifth Test century. A great comeback and is met with rapture from the crowd but reserved determination from the batsman. England now lead by 204 - time for a couple of more overs.

Eng 279-6 (75 overs) - Colly flicks a low

It would have been hard for anyone to look more ridiculous than David Hasselhoff at the SCG on Tuesday but Michael Beer managed it - somehow overstepping while bowling his 50mph trundler to nullify Alastair Cook's gift dismissal. 

Of course The Hoff was treated like a visiting God by a country where semi-ironic iconic status lasts at least five years longer than anywhere else in the world. 

Known for his top-heavy beach-blonde sidekicks, it was no surprise to see The Hoff make a beeline for Shane Warne during the afternoon.

In fairness to Beer he somewhat redeemed himself taking a steepling

The stark difference in mentality between England and Australia became obvious at the moment when Shane Watson took Alastair Cook's wicket on day three of the final Ashes Test.

Despite having scored 189 to put England within sight of a series win - and accumulating the best Ashes total in Australia since the Bradman era - Cook could barely hide his disgust at a badly timed drive as he left the field to a great ovation.

Watson, conversely, looked no less pleased than Shane Warne after the ball of the last century and double pointed to the sky for the divine inspiration that enabled him to bowl

On a gloomy Sydney day, Usman Khawaja gave Australia rare reason for cheer. Had the late afternoon rain fallen two minutes earlier he could have resumed his knock tomorrow rather than fall victim to his first false shot of the day.

He couldn't quite emulate David Gower, a classy left-hander from another era, by hitting his first Test ball for four, instead prodding through the legside for two, but second-ball he hooked Chris Tremlett superbly to the square leg boundary.

The headlines about him emulating the hundred scored twenty years ago on debut by Mark Waugh - a man who has championed