So after 10 years England finally regained the Ashes. With Australia chasing 228 (almost 6 an over) and in tatters at 70 for 7 it seemed like the beer tent would be invaded prematurely.

After an extended lunch break, strawberries and cream, egg and spoon races and other such festive delights, the Australians went out to bat. Surely England would win this year, wouldn’t they? It looked like that was inevitable until a catch was dropped, then another, then another and then …another. How could this happen?

8 needed off the last over with one wicket left. And then it was one ball left with four to tie and five or six to win. The last batsman gamely tried to find the boundary but only succeeded in getting two before being easily run out – game over and England had won by two runs with Australia 226 all out.