Never forgotten GiveUp , sorry you thought our wicket rotten '' , signed Sign_agreement `` Love from the groundstaff '' .

The second line refers to the Australian complaints Judgment_communication that the grass had been shaved Removing off the Old Trafford wicket to help Assistance the England spinners .

Guyana won the tournament Competition , defeating Conquering Barbados in the final Competition by one wicket with one ball remaining .

andrew strauss became Becoming just the second england captain in 20 years , alongside michael vaughan in 2005 , to win Earnings_and_losses the ashes the first test was held at the swalec stadium in cardiff , the first test match ever to be held at the ground , and resulted in Causation england saving Earnings_and_losses a draw with one wicket to spare , and ricky ponting surpassing Achieve 11,000 test runs , becoming Becoming australia 's leading test run scorer as the series progressed Cause_to_make_progress .

An innings of 121 from Michael Hussey gave Giving the Australians hope , but he gradually ran out of Expend_resource partners before losing Earnings_and_losses his own wicket to give Giving England a 197-run win Earnings_and_losses in the match and a 2–1 series victory .

Two women took Getting five wicket hauls in the competition Competition , remarkably both in the same game Competition .

Fast bowler Nathan Bracken was the leading wicket taker in the tournament Competition with 21 wickets and was named Player of the Series .

In a low-scoring but dramatic , rain-interrupted match Competition , Tasmania defeated Conquering Victoria by 1 wicket with only 5 balls to spare .

The leading runscorer at the tournament Competition was Danish batsman Freddie Klokker , while the leading wicket taker was Italian bowler Carl Sandri .