Steve Waugh, Allan Border and Mark Taylor, former Australian captains, pose with the Ashes urn after it arrived in Sydney from England. October 17, 2006© Getty Images
Ricky Ponting poses outside the Taj Mahal hotel, Mumbai, October 17, 2006© Getty Images
The Ashes urn - securely packaged and flying business class - arrives in Australia, October 17, 2006© Getty Images