Just as I refuse to accept CaMoron as the legitimate Prime Minister of this country given the tories did not win the last election, as far as I am concerned England have retained the ashes. By no means did they deserve the loss Australia seems to have inflicted upon them; given the nature and severity of the defeat, in fact I suspect something not quite right. If we look at the statistics, something is clearly amiss – all the matches follow the same pattern: England start off well, then collapse. In normal circumstances, there is no way that should happen, leading me to suspect these were not normal circumstances. They probably hid it well, but I suspect foul play on the part of australia – I’d like to see Mitchel Johnson’s bowling action investigated for starters, and as I wrote here, Australia’s conduct both on and off the pitch was an insult to the game. In no way did they deserve tis ‘victory’ Thus, as far as I am concerned, this series is void and the ashes retained by England.