The Ashes are over, and the post-mortems have begun. Some may point to a lack of preparation, uneven pitches or a mid-tour Noosa bender for England’s failures, and wonder what might have been if only one or two chances were taken.
But in a series won quickly and then – despite an MCG blip – comprehensively, Australia did enough to retain the urn. Age is catching up with many of Pat Cummins’s team but their time has not yet come. This summer has instead been remarkable for the historic brilliance of the home side’s senior players.
