England arrived as a rabble and Australia weren’t much better – mediocrity defined this Ashes | Geoff Lemon

Australia were there for the taking but Brendon McCullum’s tourists were so poor and ill prepared they never got closeAs far as endings go, it ended nicely. People streamed on to the Sydney Cricket Ground, wanting to get close to the trophy presentation and to have a canter on the turf. Nothing thrills an audience more than a chance to walk the stage. On a sun-kissed blue-heaven day, the match had finished early enough to leave plenty of afternoon to spare. Later Usman Khawaja soaked that