After losing the toss, England restricted the home side to 245, scored 620-5 declared in their innings and then took second-innings wickets with impressive regularity to complete a first victory by an innings against Australia in 24 years.
"Our batters are getting big scores which is crucial and that's putting pressure on the opposition," Strauss added.
"Bowling them out for 245 on a flat wicket was an outstanding effort from Jimmy Anderson [who took 4-51] and the rest of the lads and then we really made hay with the bat.
I have no idea what any of that means.
The Ashes are a big event here. In 1870 something, some smart assed and probably drunk Australians set fire to a cricket wicket or something made out of wood and the Aussies and Brits have been fighting over it ever since. I have no idea exactly what is going on, except that a match takes 5 days and even if you score more runs, it still could end up being a draw.
Oh yes, and something about overs and bails thrown in there too. Personally, I think it is just an excuse to get drunk. As though the Aussies and Brits need an excuse.
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