Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/6 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Mitchell Starc, Jofra Archer and Travis Head (left to right) were among those to light up the Ashes. Composite: Guardian Design View image in fullscreen Mitchell Starc, Jofra Archer and Travis Head (left to right) were among those to light up the Ashes. Composite: Guardian Design Ashes 2025-26: our writers’ end-of-series England v Australia awardsBrainless moments, moral victories and tough lessons were abundant during a series that still provided plenty of drama Ali MartinPlayer of the series Travis Head was the boxing kangaroo at the top of the Australia order. But this one goes to the other animal on the baggy green crest, Mitchell Starc bounding in like an emu, slicing through England during the live bit, and playing all five to finish with 31 wickets at 19 apiece. Elite.Best moment The old guard on both sides have done their thing plenty of times before, so this one goes to Jacob Bethell’s maiden Test century at the SCG. The style, the poise and the family looking on in bits made it poetry and cinema in one.Most brainless moment Terrible shots are part of a game that is built on split-second decisions but the collective head loss from England in the field after Harry Brook…
Published: January 10, 2026 1:17 pm
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