Pietersen ends England's long wait

England regained the Ashes after 16 years, drawing the final Test thanks to a superb match-saving 158 from Kevin Pietersen

Australia go down with all guns blazing

England regained the Ashes after 16 years, drawing the final Test thanks to a superb match-saving 158 from Kevin Pietersen

Flintoff and gloom give England cheer

A stunning England fightback, with Andrew Flintoff leading from the front, and bad light were the major players on the fourth day at The Oval

Hayden, Langer and rain dominate a stop-start day

By the end of a stop-start day in which just 45.4 overs were possible, Australia closed on 277 for 2, still 96 runs adrift of England's first-innings 373

Rain stalls Australia after century stand

Bad light and nearby thunderstorms ended play early with Australia on 112 for 0 in reply to England's 373

The Strauss and Warne show

Andrew Strauss and Shane Warne dominated a gripping opening day of the fifth and deciding Test at a sun-drenched Oval

An immortal at The Oval

The road that leads from despair to ecstasy tends to be long, winding steeply uphill and full of hidden traps. But every so often in sport and - more rarely - in life, a sudden, drastic shortcut

Party time in London

Andrew McGlashan's Roving Reporter from England's Ashes celebrations at Trafalgar Square

The urn returns to Lord's

The longest journey in the England team's life finally wound down where it had all begun two months ago, back at Lord's

The moments that made the memories

Review of the series

Australia's marks out of ten

Australia's Ashes marks out of ten

England's marks out of ten

England's Ashes marks out of ten

English fans claim gloating rights

It's not a good time to be an Aussie in Australia after the humbling experience of losing cricket's Ashes to England

Tens of thousands fete England side

England's victorious cricketers were feted as national heroes as tens of thousands of cheering Londoners turned out to cheer them

'This time we've really done it'

The Wednesday Interview with Ashley Giles during England's Ashes celebrations

Warne unsure of playing future

Shane Warne insisted he had not had any thoughts about quitting international cricket

Pietersen the pulveriser

How Kevin Pietersen nailed the final blow in the Ashes series

Frayed nerves and chewed nails

Andrew Miller joins the frayed-nerves brigade at The Oval

Flintoff puts body and soul on the line

Andrew Miller's verdict on the penultimate day of the series

Moving past a howler

How do you deal with a costly mistake on the field? By sobbing, praising your opponent's skill, or by using the power of your imagination?

Ponting: 'We were never as good as England'

Post-match reaction from the two captains and the leading players

Living the dream

Andrew Miller's verdict on the extraordinary events at The Oval, where England regained the Ashes

The urn has turned

Peter English watches as the Ashes slip from Australia's grasp

Hoggard warns there is work to be done

Matthew Hoggard was understandably delighted, but warned Australia weren't dead yet

When I ditched the Aussies for England

A once parochial Australia supporter decided to switch sides in 2005 - for a good reason

It's darkest before the dawn

Peter English says it's almost time for Australia to concede the Ashes

Flintoff to the fore ... again

How Andrew Flintoff turned it on for England yet again

The Fantastic Four

Remembering the glorious summer of 2005, when Hoggy, Harmy, Jonah, and Fred carried England to a rare state of euphoria

Flintoff says Aussies hold slight advantage

Andrew Flintoff says Australia have their noses in front going in to the fourth day of the final Test

England count on the heavens

Andrew McGlashan's verdict on the third day at The Oval

Rain ... it's what the fans want

Pints of beer were swilled and raucous singing broke out in the concourse

Hayden - The renaissance man

Peter English on the renaissance of Matthew Hayden

An ominous precedent

For those English fans of a nervous disposition, there's something eerily unpalatable about Australia's current situation

Langer's last-Test heroics

Justin Langer maintains his superb record in the final Test of a series, while Matthew Hayden finally gets his form back

Batting to Ashes glory

No 5 in our series of Kevin Pietersen's top ten innings

That morning-after feeling

Andrew McGlashan watches the clean-up operation at The Oval

Getting the opening act right

How Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden put together their first century partnership of the series

The elements balance the battle

Andrew Miller's verdict on the second day's play at The Oval

Langer says he didn't take decision lightly

Justin Langer defends Australia's decision to come off for bad light on the second evening at The Oval

The odd couple rediscover the magic

Peter English observes that Australia's most formidable opening combination has re-discovered its reliability at a crucial moment.

Commemorative stamps for England

England's victorious cricketers are to be honoured with a set of stamps

Scaling the heights and plumbing the depths

Andrew Miller watches the Oval Test from a variety of vantage points

England stumble as destiny looms

Andrew Miller's verdict from the first day's play

Warne says Australia hold the edge

Shane Warne believes Australia hold a marginal advantage after his 5 for 118 left England 319 for 7 at The Oval

Australia's one-man band

Fantashtic

Martin Williamson reviews the newspapers in the aftermath of England's victory

Touts, flats and the Baggy Green Beach

Andrew Miller reports on a remarkable day at The Oval

The main men: Warne and Strauss

Shane Warne's line against right and left-handers, and Andrew Strauss's control

Vaughan and Ponting ready for the showdown

Michael Vaughan and Ricky Ponting both faced the media in the eve of the final Ashes Test