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08-Sep-2005
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details5th day
Bulletin – Celebrations begin as 16-year wait is over
Verdict – Living the dream
Aus view – The urn has turned
Quotes – Ponting: ‘We were never as good as England’
On the ball – Pietersen the pulveriser
Roving Reporter – Frayed nerves and chewed nails
Gallery – Pietersen defies Australia
Quotes special – They said what?
4th day
Bulletin – Flintoff and gloom give England cheer
Verdict – Flintoff puts body and soul on the line
Aus view – It’s darkest before the dawn
On the Ball – Flintoff to the fore … again
Quotes – Hoggard warns there is work to be done
Gallery – Flintoff shines in the gloom
3rd day

Bulletin – Stop-start day dominated by centurions

Verdict – England count on the heavens
Aus view – The renaissance man
On the Ball – Langer’s last-Test heroics
Spot of the Day – An ominous precedent

Roving Reporter – A hungover Oval

News – Rain: it’s what the fans want

Gallery – Hayden finds his touch
2nd day

Bulletin – Rain stalls Australia after century stand

Verdict – The elements balance the battle

Aus view – The odd couple rediscover the magic
Roving Reporter – Scaling the heights and plumbing the depths
Quotes – Langer says he didn’t take decision lightly
Audio – Highlights, interviews and assessment

On the Ball – The opening act

Gallery – Australia make solid start
1st day

Bulletin – The Warne and Strauss show

Verdict – England’s anxieties

Aus Verdict – Australia’s one-man band

Quotes – Warne says Australia hold the edge
Roving Reporter – Touts, flats and the Baggy Green Beach

Audio – Highlights, interviews and assessment

On the ball – The two main men: Warne and Strauss
Gallery – The grand finale
Preview package
Preview – The game of a generation

Preview – Ralph Dellor’s audio preview

Stats – The Oval

Feature – Freddie the dominator

News – Ponting defends captaincy

News – Warne admits pressure