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England coach Brendon McCullum is already looking forward to the next Ashes series in 2025 after enjoying his first taste of the historic rivalry

Australia have hit out at the ball change in the last Ashes Test, with Ricky Ponting calling for an investigation into the decision and opener Usman Khawaja branding it "frustrating"

England and Australia did not meet up for their customary post-Ashes drinks at the Oval on Monday evening to some confusion with Ben Stokes now clarifying exactly why that didn’t happen

Australia have provided great entertainment this summer but make no mistakes, they would have lost the series 3-2 if it hadn't rained in Manchester

The 2023 Ashes series has ended in a 2-2 draw after England beat Australia by 49 runs at the Oval, giving Stuart Broad the perfect send off in his final Test match

Ricky Ponting has called for an investigation into a decision by the umpires during the last Ashes Test between England and Australia at the Oval

Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja confronted a cricket fan who shouted "Boring" at each Australian player as they left the field during the fifth Ashes Test

Retiring England bowler Stuart Broad started wearing a headband during the summer of 2020 - despite not sporting the item for the first 13 years of his Test career

Australia are 135-0 in their pursuit of a record-breaking 384 to win the final Ashes Test, with David Warner and Usman Khawaja threatening to spoil Stuart Broad's farewell

Stuart Broad's final Test innings came to an end on Sunday morning - as the retiring England legend batted alongside his bowling partner James Anderson at the Oval

England started the third day of the fifth and final Ashes Test by opening their second innings, but Jonny Bairstow's time at the crease was interrupted by a pitch invader

Ben Stokes' England must win the final Ashes Test at Edgbaston to draw an exciting Ashes series against Pat Cummins' Australia - with the match hanging in the balance

Stuart Broad's cheeky ploy at the Oval produced a dramatic reversal in fortunes for England in the fifth Ashes Test against Australia and has explained exactly why he did it

England were able to finish off the Australian batting order by the evening at the Oval leaving themselves three days to set a total and bowl out their rivals at the Oval

Yorkshire batter Harry Brook smashed an eye-catching 85 at The Oval on Thursday - but the Aussies are on top in the fifth Ashes Test after limiting England to 283

Having secured the Ashes thanks to the Manchester rain, Australia have taken charge of the Fifth Test at the Oval, and after finally winning the toss, captain Pat Cummins made the most of it - and England's urgency

Ben Stokes won 11 of his first 13 Tests in charge of England but failed to regain the Ashes against Australia this summer - leaving question marks over his captaincy

"Sorry to be the grumpy neighbour who asks to turn the music down a notch when your house party's in full swing, but when England play Australia, winning the Ashes is what matters most. In fact, it's the only thing that matters."

With rain intervening and preventing a result in the fourth Ashes Test, Mirror Sport has taken a look at three potential changes to the playing conditions which could be made to ensure fans get as much play as possible

Australia have retained the Ashes after rain denied England the chance to level the series at Old Trafford and set up a potentially thrilling decider at the Oval

England gave themselves hope of keeping the Ashes alive, but the final day of the fourth test at Old Trafford was a washout and the hosts can no longer claim a win

England have been made to pay for losing the first two tests as Australia retained the urn with a draw at Old Trafford - despite a valiant effort from Ben Stokes' side

Rain has dampened England's hopes of claiming a crucial victory in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford but coach Marcus Trescothick has made it clear that the home side won't have sodden spirits

Jonny Bairstow's place in the side was questioned heading into this Test, but the England wicketkeeper was back to his brutal best with the bat as he bludgeoned an unbeaten 99

England are in a dominant position in the fourth Ashes Test, with Australia four wickets down in their second innings and still trailing by 162 runs, but poor weather could rob cricket fans of a mouthwatering series decider at the Oval next week