The Ashes
England has reclaimed the Ashes, defeating Australia 2-1 in the series. It is the first victory for England since 1987 and comes at the conclusion of what observers agree was a classic series. England is apparently awash in victory celebrations. According to the BBC:
The Queen and Tony Blair have sent congratulations to the Ashes-winning England cricket team.
Fans also celebrated outside The Oval cricket ground and in pubs around the country, while British troops around the world were glued to TV screens. Soldiers based at Camp Souter in Afghanistan clapped and cheered as England came closer to victory. At the Oval, fans danced around the ground and out onto the streets singing: "The Ashes are coming home."
From a nearby block of flats, a banner aimed at Australia and their fans simply read: "Barbecue that!"
On Tuesday tens of thousands of cricket fans jammed Trafalgar Square for a victory parade. Here's the BBC again:
The tens of thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square cheered highlights of the exhilarating summer series and interviews with each member of the victorious squad before a rendition of 'Jerusalem' rounded the presentation off.
Australian-raised wicketkeeper Geraint Jones held up a giant inflatable Dalek emblazoned with the words "Aussies exterminated". And Kevin Pietersen, man of the match in the final Test at The Oval, repeatedly sprayed those on the street below with champagne. "These are amazing scenes and it's fantastic what is happening to English cricket," Pietersen told BBC Sport. "I'm taking it all in and this is great for the game of cricket."
One commentator summed it up this way:
This glorious Ashes series has provided blessed relief from the fighting, snarling, cash-waving ogre of football which has trampled all over cricket for so long. Indeed, in some respects, the victory party was an old-fashioned affair - ancient hymns and anthems and flag-waving galore. It was like the Proms had never ended - and there wasn't a single arrest.
Pictures of the parade can be seen here.
The Queen and Tony Blair have sent congratulations to the Ashes-winning England cricket team.
Fans also celebrated outside The Oval cricket ground and in pubs around the country, while British troops around the world were glued to TV screens. Soldiers based at Camp Souter in Afghanistan clapped and cheered as England came closer to victory. At the Oval, fans danced around the ground and out onto the streets singing: "The Ashes are coming home."
From a nearby block of flats, a banner aimed at Australia and their fans simply read: "Barbecue that!"
On Tuesday tens of thousands of cricket fans jammed Trafalgar Square for a victory parade. Here's the BBC again:
The tens of thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square cheered highlights of the exhilarating summer series and interviews with each member of the victorious squad before a rendition of 'Jerusalem' rounded the presentation off.
Australian-raised wicketkeeper Geraint Jones held up a giant inflatable Dalek emblazoned with the words "Aussies exterminated". And Kevin Pietersen, man of the match in the final Test at The Oval, repeatedly sprayed those on the street below with champagne. "These are amazing scenes and it's fantastic what is happening to English cricket," Pietersen told BBC Sport. "I'm taking it all in and this is great for the game of cricket."
One commentator summed it up this way:
This glorious Ashes series has provided blessed relief from the fighting, snarling, cash-waving ogre of football which has trampled all over cricket for so long. Indeed, in some respects, the victory party was an old-fashioned affair - ancient hymns and anthems and flag-waving galore. It was like the Proms had never ended - and there wasn't a single arrest.
Pictures of the parade can be seen here.
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