England celebrates after historic Ashes win

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Newsdesk: 020 7938 7161 Email: news@standard.co.uk Pictures: yourpics@standard.co.uk ENGLAND cricket fans started a 24-
hour party after ending 24 years of
ESWEATHER Ashes hurt by finally beating the Aus-
tralians in their own backyard.
TOMORROW LONDON Players joined the thousands of mem-
TONIGHT bers of the Barmy Army who witnessed
00 Wind speed Rather cloudy
(mph) the final stage of the devastasting 3-1
with light rout of Australia.
1 00 Temp (˚C) showery rain.
Inverness After the victory at Sydney’s SCG sta-
Seas: Calm
Max 10C, min
Aberdeen dium the squad downed beers in the
Slight TOMORROW
dressing room while spin bowler
0 Showers
Moderate clearing to sun. Graeme Swann performed the famous
Edinburgh Rough Breezy. Max sprinkler dance on the pitch for his tour
Glasgow 10C, min 2C video diary. Batsman Kevin Pietersen
1 15
SUNDAY relaxed with a cigarette on the square
A largely dry where England made history at
Newcastle
NORTH day with 12.56am London time.
Carlisle sunshine. Max
4 SEA Prime Minister David Cameron led
7C, min -2C
the tributes after speaking to winning
York
MONDAY captain Andrew Strauss, declaring “the
15 Hull
Mostly dry and whole country is incredibly proud” of
Liverpool Sheffield fine with sunny
5 the England team.
Llandudno
spells. Max 7C,
min 4C But the real celebrations had already
Shrewsbury Norwich kicked off more than 10,000 miles
9 TUESDAY
Birmingham
Cloudy with away in Sydney from the moment the
Cambridge
light rain or final Australian wicket, that of bowler
6 Oxford drizzle. Max 8C, Michael Beer, fell.
Cardiff min 5C
Bristol It was the signal for around 15,000
London WEDNESDAY England fans inside the ground to start
9 Southampton
Exeter Grey and wet an orgy of celebration that was
Plymouth Brighton with outbreaks expected to continue for days.
of rain. Mild.
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CHANNEL Max 12C, min Fans began filling the bars of the Aus-
tralian city from their 10am opening cess after 24 years. We’re going to “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” to the crowd
LIGHTS AIR QUALITY time ahead of an official “end of tour” celebrate what’s been a memorable provoked a mocking echo of the chant
Sunset & lighting-up: 4.10pm, rises Nitrogen Dioxide: Yesterday: 78 ppb. Moderate; 7-9 = High; 10 = Very High) party at the Retro Hotel near the water- day and see how it goes long into the in high-pitched ladies’ voices.
8.03am Forecast: Low. (Calculated on parts per Fine Particles: Yesterday: 22ug/m3.
Moon rise: 9.18am, sets 7.57pm billion. Less than 150 = Low; 150-299 Forecast: Low. (Calculated on front. night. I’ll cry when I get home.” But amid the celebrations there were
High water: London Bridge 3.27am = Moderate; 300+ = High) micrograms per cubic metre. Less than
(6.7m), 3.48pm (6.8m). Dover Air Pollution: Yesterday: 3. 50 = Low; 50-74 = Moderate; 75+ = For the hard-core Barmy Army, who At the Bat and Ball pub next to the a few negative notes. Former England
12.28am (6.6m), 12.48pm (6.3m). Forecast: Low. (1-3 = Low; 4-6 = High) have spent tens of thousands of pounds SCG, Blackheath-based film program- captain Freddie Flintoff tweeted
following the England team over the mer Kevin Franklin, 50, said: “To win angrily about the “awful” presentation
WORLD c-cloudy; dr-drizzle; f-fair; fg-fog; h-hail; m-mist; r-rain; s-sunny;
sl-sleet; sn-snow; sh-showers; th-thunder. Weather today. SKI RESORTS Midday yesterday reading.
Supplied by Ski Club of Great Britain past seven weeks of the Ashes tour, it 3-1 is better than anything I could have of the Ashes at the Sydney ground.
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Bangkok s Ibiza s Prague sh Aspen - Excellent Varied Cloud bear. very expensive but worthwhile. It’s the champagne, no individual medals. The
Barbados f Istanbul s Reykjavik sn Banff - Excellent Varied Cloud
Barcelona s Jerusalem f Rio de Janeiro f Jackson Hole - Fresh Fresh Snow Jamie Gavin, 22, a trainee journalist greatest sporting moment of my life.” boys deserved better than that! Dis-
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Klosters - Good Tracked Sun/cloud from York, said: “I’ve been here since Outside the Paragon Pub, next to graceful!”
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Faro r Mumbai s Tokyo s Verbier - Packed Hard Cloud far the best supported cricket team in the Ashes. the very highest in English sporting
Geneva c New York sn Vancouver r Zermatt - Good Packed Cloud the world and we deserve every suc- One defiant Australian who shouted history. Among a host of new recruits