England claimed a first Ashes series triumph in Australia in nearly a quarter of a century in the most emphatic style on Friday (7th January 2011) after wrapping up a third dominant innings victory in five Tests. The tourists, who had already ensured they would retain the Ashes, needed a little more than 17 overs to remove Australia's last three batsmen on day five of the final Test to win the series 3-1 with an innings and 83-run victory . Free entry had ensured a 19,000 crowd watched the tourists perform the final rites and it was dominated by the red and white clad England fans of the Barmy Army, whose songs and chants echoed around the famous Sydney Cricket Ground. They celebrated wildly as England, just twenty four years after suffering a first Ashes clean sweep in 86 years , matched the achievement of Mike Gatting's touring party of 1986-87 . The England players did a lap of honour after being awarded the crystal trophy that symbolises the tiny urn, deemed too ...
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