December 30. Day 364. Howzat!

There is this miniature Ashes urn which presently lives in the office of a sole Englishman in the house. But after the stunning result in Perth, that little baby is coming home to mumma.
We do love an Ashes year in our house.
It's two against one (although under Australian parliamentary rules the "child" has dual citizenship).
The boring draw in test that ended today may have been a let down to people who paid money to be at the MCG,  but  for the armchair spectators it beats getting beaten.
A whitewash is awesome but finishing the series without an actual defeat is a close second.
So bring on the New Year's Test and in the meantime pool cricket is all we have.
Howzat!