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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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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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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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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Josh Hazlewood of Australia celebrates dismissing England captain Joe Root during day three of the 4th Specsavers Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford on September 06, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

England on the ropes

Devastating Josh Hazlewood spell turns the fourth Ashes Test on its head on day three | WATCH

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Steve Smith has scored a double ton.

Arise Sir Steven

The names Smith and Bradman can not only be used in the same sentence but transposed.

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Justin Langer, coach of Australia, poses outside the team hotel after a press conference on September 01, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Mates rally round for Langer

Steve Waugh has flown to Manchester to rejoin the Australian team on the eve of the crucial fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford.

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