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ESPNcricinfo looks back at a few of the memorable moments from England's triumphant Ashes campaign, from a frenzied start at the Gabba to the decisive blow on Boxing Day at the MCG

England's Ashes campaign was meticulously planned and superbly executed. They won a series in Australia for the first time in 24 years, and in so doing, inflicted three innings defeats on their oldest opponents. ESPNcricinfo assesses the men who took part

Andy Flower is not a man for the limelight, but that should take nothing away from his enormous contribution to England's first Ashes triumph in Australia in 24 years

Smart cricket is not a feature of this Australian team, which provides patches of promise followed by hours of misery

Ian Bell has played some sublime innings on this tour, and after 18 Ashes Tests he has finally registered a hundred against Australia

Alastair Cook's latest Ashes ton has effectively thwarted Australia's faint hopes of saving the series

There are still two days left in this match, but in reality Australia are simply waiting to become the first team since 1986-87 to be beaten by England at home

Mitchell Johnson has a habit of clicking as a bowler after runs with the bat have given him confidence, and England have every reason to be wary after his two wickets on the second afternoon kept Australia in the game

Andrew Strauss's decision to spread the field with Australia at 8 for 189 may have taken the pressure off the hosts' tail, but his rapid half-century seized back the initiative for England

England won two big events in 2010, while Hashim Amla was the only batsman to top 1000 runs in both Tests and ODIs

Usman Khawaja's start in Test cricket was stylish and breathtaking, a 24-year-old with enough faith in his game to express himself so beautifully, so quickly

England did enough to show that their game-brains are still in place. After the celebrations that followed the Melbourne win, they showed no visible signs of any hangover

When thinking and grumbling about Ricky Ponting in his current state, don't forget that he has been Australia's best batsman since Bradman

Though England lost in Perth, their overall numbers for the series are significantly better than those of the Australians

Douglas Jardine, Len Hutton, Ray Illingworth, Mike Brearley, Mike Gatting... Andrew Strauss. In almost 80 years of Ashes combat, only six England captains have been able to win in Australia

Andrew Strauss was part of the team humiliated 5-0 on the 2006-07 Ashes tour, but those harsh lessons have served England well

After the bowlers did their job yesterday, England's No.3 ensured there was no let-up with another impressive display

Almost everything has gone right for England in Melbourne, but Paul Collingwood's poor form continued with another failure

It was a day of dreams for the visitors as their impressive pace attack proved too much for Australia

Australia's win at Perth felt like a lifetime ago as they were blown away for 98 on Boxing Day