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No paywall on this one. Because we're done. Thanks for reading along throughout the series (if applicable). I'll do another piece or two and then call it a day, Ashes-wise. #Ashes 🏏

Alex Carey should have been player of the series for not completing a third run before the match-winning shot hit the rope, thereby earning himself an extra career run. Pro. #Ashes 🏏

Good puppy. #Ashes 🏏

Stokes hobbling towards the run out celebration is good material. #Ashes 🏏

More clumsy hands from England. #Ashes 🏏

Ordinarily, there’d be a smidgen of concern three wickets down - not much, but a smidgen. However, Australia have selected approximately 30-50 batters for this Test. #Ashes 🏏

Khawaja trying to trick Stokes into tearing a fresh groin. #Ashes 🏏

Shoaib Bashir might have been threatening on this pitch. (He wouldn’t have been.) #Ashes 🏏

Very sad that Potts wasn’t given the opportunity to break the Gilbert Jessop record with the ball. #Ashes 🏏

Snicko (on death bed, murmuring): I don’t know. I just… don’t know. (dies) #Ashes 🏏

Ruined it. #Ashes 🏏

Full credit to Trav for getting bored with batting about 120 runs earlier than usual. #Ashes 🏏

Would have had insane amount of respect for Stokes if he made Jamie Smith bowl to Labuschagne now 😅 #Ashes 🏏

Fox Cricket once again providing us with Pat Cummins commentary. (Cumminstary? Cummotary? Pat Chat?) #Ashes 🏏

Geez, imagine how tense and sensational this would be if the Ashes were on the line! #AusvEng #cricket

Snicko Player of the Series? #Ashes 🏏

Should have signalled a leg bye. #Ashes 🏏

England… basically every ball that’s not hit for four.. (and even one of those) #ashes #SCG

Stokes leading from the front! (making dreadful reviews) #Ashes 🏏

Carse can still finish with the most wickets in this series. #Ashes 🏏

For the record, I’m equal last on this list. Or equal, I dunno, 600th or something. Either way, hanging in there with my southpaw mates. #Ashes 🏏

Most Test dismissals - left hand bowlers 433 - MITCH STARC 433 - Rangana Herath 414 - Wasim Akram 362 - Daniel Vettori 355 - Chaminda Vaas 348 - Ravi Jadeja 317 - Trent Boult 313 - Mitchell Johnson 297 - Derek Underwood 266 - Bishan Bedi #AUSvENG

Also, you’ve got until today’s play ends to sign up to this if you’re interested. I’ll be kicking it off properly tomorrow. #Ashes 🏏

Last day of the Ashes! Catch up on the penultimate day here. #Ashes 🏏

Can Potts bring up another century in this Test? #Ashes 🏏

One for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans: Duckett and Brook provide only the ninth case of two scores of 42 in an innings. The previous one was at the Oval in 2023 and again one of them was Duckett (the other was Stokes). Three or more has never happened.

Starc’s quizzical pointing to his ear to indicate he’s unsure if there’s been an edge is one of the top gestures in international cricket. #Ashes 🏏

Last day of the Ashes! Catch up on the penultimate day here. #Ashes 🏏

Who picked that the hero of #Ashes test 5, day 4 would be a Renegade?

Australia v England Fifth Test, Day Four Report Card, featuring carroty goodness, ridiculing your spouse, big lift-up cuddles, Jacob Bethell, injured bowlers and going Full Smith™ #Ashes 🏏 newsletter.danliebke.com/p/australia-...

Ollie ‘Bevo’ Peake. #BBL15 🏏

Perth crowd having a normal one. #BBL15 🏏

Oh, here we go. Really big #fucksakerenegades batting innings incoming. #BBL15 🏏

Jacob Bethell is the only cricketer to be averaging single figures in 1st knocks and triple figures in 2nd knocks in Test cricket Jacob Bethell Test averages 1st inns: 9.16 2nd inns: 100.50 #AUSvENG

Time him out. #Ashes 🏏

Still counts. #Ashes 🏏

MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE FILTH!! #Ashes 🏏

I’ve said for years that what Australian cricket needs is enormous Tasmanians. Maybe 4 of them. #ashes

Wait. Why was Jacks out there ahead of Smith? So he could be Smith? What’s going on?! #Ashes 🏏

Carey’s Ashes. #Ashes 🏏

Bethell score a century now. #Ashes 🏏

Genuinely didn’t expect England to make Australia bat again. Heroic effort. #Ashes 🏏

TRAVIS HEAD FILTH!! #Ashes 🏏

Personality hires are ok actually

The stand-in skipper is in. #Ashes 🏏

Time for the Madness of Harry Brook™ #Ashes 🏏

Mitchell Starc’s feet are as fussy about footmarks as Steve Smith’s eyes are about every single thing in his field of vision. #Ashes 🏏

I dunno. Cameron Green giving Neser a big lift-up cuddle after taking that wicket is adorable. He can stay. #Ashes 🏏

Cam Green should not have facial hair. There. I said it. #Ashes 🏏