England started 2009 by losing both their captain and their coach yet they ended it having triumphed in an Ashes series.
Australia's acting skipper Michael Clarke has blamed lack of access to the facilities at Oval for their drubbing in the fifth Test, resulting in Ashes defeat.
Forced into an introspection mode after the Ashes, Australian coach conceded he misread the pitch at The Oval and omitting Nathan Hauritz was a mistake.
Australian pace great Jeff Thomson has lashed out at skipper Ricky Ponting for failing to lead the side during the Ashes series which they lost to England 1-2.
Ricky Ponting received the support of his players on Wednesday after they returned home following their Ashes defeat to England at the weekend.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has come out in support of current skipper Ricky Ponting despite the Ashes series loss in England.
Ashes hero Stuart Broad wants England to use their Test series win over Australia as a springboard for further success.
England's debutant hero Jonathan Trott says he's no Kevin Pietersen, but his own man.
Calls for Ricky Ponting to relinquish his captaincy in the wake of Australia's Ashes series loss to England are "completely unfair", Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said.
Having been the cricket world's unremitting bully-boy for nearly two decades, Australia was brought down to earth with an almighty thud, losing the Ashes to England, and their number one status to boot.
