The Ashes ended in a 2-2 draw after England won the deciding match at The Oval.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the key statistics from the series.
Urn heads back Down UnderAustralia have now held the urn for over five years, since winning the 2017-18 series 4-0.
They emulated that result back on home soil in 2020-21, after a 2-2 draw in England in 2019.
A repeat performance on this summer’s trip north sees the prized trophy still in the possession of Pat Cummins and his side despite England’s celebrations at The Oval.
Weight of runsAustralia opener Usman Khawaja finished as the series’ leading run-scorer with 496 but England had the other three to pass 400 – Zak Crawley with 480, Joe Root 412 and captain Ben Stokes 405.
Crawley’s average of 53.33 was the best of the series, with Root just behind at 51.50. Mitchell Marsh averaged an even 50 for Australia, just ahead of Khawaja’s 49.60.
Ben Stokes averaged 45 for England and and Harry Brook and Jonny Bairstow both over 40, with Ben Duckett at 35.66 as only the number three position caused problems.
Ollie Pope averaged 22.50 and Moeen Ali 31.00 in that spot. In nine innings, completed by one each for Brook and Stokes, England’s number threes contributed 228 runs at 25.33, with a solitary half-century from Moeen.
Despite hitting 15 sixes, including nine in his 155 as he attempted to wrestle the Lord’s Test England’s way, the skipper’s strike rate of 64.69 runs per 100 balls was actually England’s slowest aside from tail-enders James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson.
Crawley powered along at a strike rate of 88.72, with Brook, Bairstow, Duckett and Root all in the 70s. In a smaller sample, the free-spirited Mark Wood blasted his 83 runs from just 64 deliveries for a rate of 129.68.
England scored 3,079 runs in the series to Australia’s 3,059 and another measure of success with the bat was their lack of ducks. Having collectively made 17 in their 4-0 defeat in the last Ashes Down Under, the only one this time around came from Chris Woakes in a score of 592 at Old Trafford. Mitchell Starc’s dismissal without scoring on the final evening at the Oval was Australia’s fifth of the series.
Change for the betterBoth sides made team changes during the series, either due to injury, form or tactics, and the men who came in made a significant impact.
Woakes and Wood were called up for the third Test and kept their places the rest of the way, finishing as the top two in the series bowling averages.
Woakes was named England’s player of the series for his 19 wickets at 18.14, with Wood’s pace picking up 14 at 20.21.
Stokes told Sky Sports: “The way Woakesy’s come in and operated not just with the ball but with crucial runs batting at eight (has) been really good for us. Woody’s put some unbelievable performances in over those first two games – yesterday and today he could hardly walk and he did an unbelievable job to still run in and bowl the way he did.”
Australia’s batting and bowling averages were also led by mid-series call-ups in Marsh and Todd Murphy.
The latter, summoned after fellow spinner Nathan Lyon’s injury at Lord’s, claimed seven wickets across his two appearances at Headingley and The Oval to lead the Australian averages at 25.85 – even if Starc was their stand-out bowler with 23 at 27.08, edging Stuart Broad by one as the series’ leading wicket-taker.
Greaves hits unbeaten ton as West Indies dominate Bangladesh
Justin Greaves hit an unbeaten century – his first red-ball ton – as West Indies ended day two of their first Test against Bangladesh with a commanding 410-run lead.
Greaves resumed alongside Joshua Da Silva with West Indies 250-5 after day one in Antigua, eventually slamming 115 runs off 206 balls faced as the hosts established a dominant position.
His steady knock ensured the Windies recovered nicely after slipping to 261-7 early on, while Kemar Roach hit a career-best 47 through four defiant hours at the crease.
Hasan Mahmud took three day-two wickets for Bangladesh, including that of Roach, as his short delivery angled in to clip the top of middle stump.
Windies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite declared to put Bangladesh at the crease late on, and there was no respite for the tourists against the hosts' four-man pace attack.
Zakir Hasan fell to Jayden Seales for 15, while Mahmudul Hasan Joy edged Alzarri Joseph for five shortly after being dropped, leaving Bangladesh 40-2 at stumps.
Data Debrief: Career-best for Greaves
Greaves' unbeaten 115 marked his first century in Test cricket, surpassing his previous best knock – a score of 33 versus Australia in January – by some distance.
His strike rate of 55.83 on Saturday, while steady, also bettered his effort of 55.00 during that match in Brisbane. Thanks to his efforts, Bangladesh have a real mountain to climb on day three.
Inglis hails 'hard to stop' Stoinis after ruthless knock
Josh Inglis lauded "hard to stop" Marcus Stoinis as Australia signed off their T20I series against Pakistan in style, claiming a whitewash.
The hosts raced to a seven-wicket victory with almost nine overs remaining in Monday's third match.
After Australia's bowlers had limited Pakistan to just 117 runs, Stoinis ensured they signed off their final white-ball assignment in style, with his unbeaten 61 doing the damage.
Only twice has he bettered that knock in T20Is – versus New Zealand in 2021 (78) and against Oman at the World Cup earlier this year (67*).
"It's been a great week. We've had a lot of fun as a group," Inglis said. "It's been really nice.
"When Stoinis is going like that, he is really hard to stop. One of those sixes was probably the biggest I've ever seen!"
Stoinis, who was named player of the match, added: "Nice to score some runs on a beautiful wicket but credit to the bowlers who kept the total down.
"Yeah, I actually told [Haris] Rauf that this is the first time any of us got the better of him! No, he's a brilliant bowler, bowled well this series."
During their white-ball tour, Pakistan won the ODI series, their first time doing so in Australia in 22 years, but got whitewashed in the T20Is.
Despite the heavy loss, captain Agha Salman chose to focus on the positive effect the experience will have on their young players.
"I think in the middle overs, we didn't capitalise on the start," he said. "But lots of positives.
"The way Usman [Khan] batted, the way Jahandad [Khan] bowled. These youngsters will come good.
"It's obviously a big achievement winning the ODI series, but we could have done much better in the T20Is."
Salt century gives England winning start to West Indies T20 series
Phil Salt hit a superb century as England drew first blood in their T20 series against West Indies, with a commanding eight-wicket victory at the Kensington Oval.
Salt's unbeaten 103 off 54 balls was the highlight for the tourists, who successfully chased down their target of 183 with 19 balls to spare.
The West Indies endured a difficult start and were reduced to 18-3 and later 117-8, with Saqib Mahmood (4-34) and Adil Rashid (3-32) doing the damage.
However, the hosts managed 65 runs in the last 5.2 overs to finish at 182-8, with Gukadesh Motie knocking 33 off 14 balls along the way.
Salt kick-started England's chase with 50 off just 25 deliveries taking them to 73-1 after six overs, with Will Jacks (17) dismissed with the final ball of the powerplay.
Jos Buttler's first match after four months out lasted just three minutes, as the skipper was caught by Motie for a golden duck.
However, it proved a false dawn for West Indies, with Salt and Jacob Bethall (58 from 36 balls) safely steering England to victory.
Data Debrief: Salt completes hat-trick of hundreds as Bethell makes historic half-century
England put their disappointing ODI series behind them, making history with the highest T20 chase at the Kensington Oval.
Salt was the hero with his third T20I century, all of which have come against West Indies in the past 12 months.
Bethell also made history on Saturday. Aged 21 years and 17 days, he become the youngest England player to score a 50 in a T20I.
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