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Having been the cricket world's unremitting bully-boy for nearly two decades, Australia was brought down to earth with an almighty thud on Sunday, losing the Ashes to old enemy England, and their number one status to boot, writes Ian Ransom.
The 197-run loss in the deciding fifth test at the Oval gave the hosts a 2-1 series win, and made Australian captain Ricky Ponting only the second skipper to lose two Ashes series in England since Billy Murdoch in the 19th Century.
Ponting did not seek to conceal the pain of failing to make amends for the tourists' 2-1 defeat in the 2005 series, and nor did Australian media on Monday let him forget it.
"Poms steamroll Aussies to claim Ashes," the Herald Sun tabloid said.
Along with the outpouring of emotions in the sports-mad country, the distinct sound of knives being sharpened could be heard amid the whinging.
"Let the inquisition begin," the Australian newspaper said, after the loss plummeted the team from first to fourth in the world test rankings behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.
l GulfWeekly columnist Patrick Cummings is still toasting England's victory and will be calling for injured hero Flintoff, above, to be knighted next week.
