His contributions to both the feel and the narrative of Ashes feels typical of his Test career: entertaining, endearing and inconsistent

England coach asked the allrounder if he would play the India series in early 2024

Focus will now shift to the World Cup but the Test team is facing a transition period

The sanctions meant that Australia earned 18 WTC points from the series and England just nine

"I've never seen tactics shift so dramatically on the back of a decision," Australia coach says, but admits that his batters "should have been able to navigate that"

Australia coach wants all Test series to have a minimum of three games to "show the importance of Test cricket to every nation"

Player of the Ashes series makes his time for England count after comeback from knee injury

It ended with honours even, but on most counts - especially the run-scoring charts - England left Australia well behind

Despite some flashpoints during the series, the players were largely congenial with each other; Stokes credits franchise cricket for improving relations between on-field rivals