The Ashes summer once again ends with an emphatic Australian scoreline – a 4-1 series win off the back of 4-0 in 2021/22 and 2017/18, and 5-0 in 2013/14. And the hosts’ win over England at the SCG pretty much summed up the series as a whole: crucial batting knocks from key Australian figures, incisive breakthroughs at ideal times, unlikely heroes, and the tourists getting into strong positions and throwing it away with moments of madness.