Chris Woakes was awarded 'Player of the Series' for taking 19 wickets in five Test matches of the Ashes series. He had an impactful contribution with his four wickets in the fifth Ashes series to restrict Australia to 334, winning by 49 runs.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg, I believe. It is a relatively young team, some of the guys haven't played a lot of Test cricket - Harry Brook, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley can all still improve. England will get better, tweak things along the way. I am looking forward to seeing them in
England defeated Australia to win the fifth Test, level the series, and prevent the visitors from winning their first series in the UK since 2001. Stuart Broad took the deciding wicket on his last day before retiring.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins thinks that his team missed an opportunity of clinching the Ashes series by 3-1 after they lost the fifth Test at the Oval by 49 runs.
"A phenomenal career draws to a close. @StuartBroad8, your relentless spells and unwavering dedication will forever be etched in cricket's annals. A fitting end to your career. Enjoy the next innings!" Sachin tweeted.
"It was absolutely wonderful, the crowd were unbelievable. It was so loud and we just jumped on the back of that. To contribute to the team with two wickets is very special. When you make that decision you wonder what your last ball will be so to take a wicket to win an Ashes Test match is p
Moeen who had reversed his Test retirement only for the Ashes assignment, said as quoted by ESPNcricinfo, "If Stokesy messages me again, I'm going to delete it. That's me done. I really have enjoyed it, and it's great to finish on it."
Broad and Anderson are the top two pacers for the England team in the Test matches. Anderson has taken 690 wickets with an average of 26.42 in 183 Test matches. Following his mate, Broad has bagged 604 scalps in 167 Tests with an average of 27.68.
With this, England has drawn the series 2-2. Australia has retained the Ashes urn, but they have not won it outright, something that they have not done since 2001 in England.