Day one: Captaining his country in the absence of the injured Ponting, Michael Clarke wins the toss and opts to bat first but on a rain-interrupted day England's bowlers once again finish on top to leave the hosts at the close. Day two: Paul Collingwood bowls Hussey to leave Australia reeling on , but Johnson notches up another half century to guide Australia to all out.
England finish the day in reply, Cook once again at the helm with 61 not out. Day three: Cook , Ian Bell and Prior 54 not out take England to a commanding run lead, ending the day on Day four: After a team huddle called by Collingwood before play to announce his retirement from test cricket, England march on with Prior racking up a century as the visitors are finally bowled out for Australia reach but slowly the wickets fall and captain Clarke top scores with 41 as the hosts end on , Tremlett claiming two wickets in two balls late in the day.
Day five: England wrapped up the match shortly before lunch, with spinner Graeme Swann removing paceman Peter Siddle for 43, his highest test score, before Anderson had Ben Hilfenhaus caught behind for seven.
Debutant Michael Beer added two runs before being bowled by Chris Tremlett to leave Australia all out for and England celebrating an innings and run victory that sealed the Ashes , their first series victory on Australian soil in 24 years. Share Via. Result: England won by an innings and 71 runs. Result: Australia won by runs.
Result: England won by an innings and runs. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Another factor that will work for England is that for the first time in a long time they will start a Test at Brisbane with a bowling attack that is at least as experienced as Australia's, especially now that it looks like Xavier Doherty will make his debut.
He is lucky that he is not playing his first match at Adelaide or Perth, where the pitches are more likely to take spin. At Brisbane Doherty's job should just be to hold up an end. It will be slightly different for Graeme Swann. He will have a bigger role to play because whereas Australia have Shane Watson, England do not have a genuine fourth seam bowler to take some of the overs. Watching how the Australians play Swann's first spell is going to be one of the most fascinating parts of this Test.
It will give a strong indication of how they are feeling, of whether they are just battling nerves or even if a little fear has crept into the camp. If they panic and go after him straight away, that will suggest that there is some desperation in the team.
If they are in a confident mood, they should just see him off and know that they will have chances to attack him later on. England should also have learned the lessons of history when it comes to the toss. Brisbane can be a confusing wicket to read.
If you just pitched up there and had a look at it you might see that it is green and rock hard and think "let's have a bowl on here first".
CA chief executive officer James Sutherland said he expected the matches to be a hot ticket Down Under as England look to secure their first Test series win on Australian soil since - the last time they retained the Ashes.
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