The dust might have literally settled over Lord’s, and the revelling Australians will shortly be heading off to Leeds, but words like ‘cheat’ and a team being reprimanded for going against ‘the spirit of cricket’ will not be easily forgotten.
After a frenetic action-filled final day of the second Test match, the facts are clear. Australia have a 2-0 series lead, and an entire generation of England fans will have to confront the notion that their side might lose a home Ashes for the first time in 22 years.
