England clapping the Barmy Army

Australia doing a tour of the pitch

Langer and Hayden together for the last time

Langer with the Ashes trophy

Jimmy - the face of the barmy army

The players did a full tour around the pitch at the end and then the ground started emptying and we knew that was it, and the Ashes wouldn’t be back in Australia until 2011. We witnessed a bit of history – seeing Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath’s last ever bowl in test cricket and the emotions of watching them leave the ground for the last time - two of the best bowlers ever to play the game coming to the end of their professional careers. Justin Langer also retired after batting to the end of the game.
It was well worth the excruciating 4-5 hours I spent on the computer and phone trying to get the tickets and I can’t wait for my next game – sadly not now in the Caribbean, where England are facing the Australians again very soon!