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Australia's Mitchell Marsh celebrates taking the wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow for 22 runs during play on the first day of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at The Oval in London on September 12, 2019. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB

Marsh revives Aussies

Brilliant spell from polarising all-rounder gets Australia back in Fifth Test | WATCH

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APAC Sports Pictures of the Week - 2019, September 9 - MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Australia celebrate after they claimed victory to retain the Ashes during day five of the 4th Specsavers Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford on September 08, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Tears and Ashes triumph

Tim Paine, almost an accidental captain, secured an Ashes ­series where four teams before him, full of champions, failed.

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: The Australian Cricket Team celebrate in the change rooms after Australia claimed victory to retain the Ashes during day five of the 4th Specsavers Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford on September 08, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Aussies rise from the Ashes

Victory, when it came, was all the greater for the difficulty of the journey and the knowledge of what happened in the previous Test.

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Team purified by win

Team purified by win

After the setbacks of the last 18 months, Australian cricket has something to celebrate.

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