MARCUS NORTH

Bright spark: Jimmy Anderson has been superb for England during this winter’s Ashes series
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Ialways believed Australia would win this series, but it was my belief it would be a tight contest. At times it was. England challenged in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, but the fight was all-too-often brief and forlorn. All five Tests went to a fifth day, but in no Test were England challenging by that time. They were always too far behind in the contest.
As disappointing as England were, you have to tip your hat and say Australia were absolute...