England win after fairytale Broad ending
Australia captain Pat Cummins says his side “fell a little short of the goal” despite being proud of his players for retaining the Ashes.
Cummins’ side had led the series 2-0 before England fought back with wins at Headingley and The Oval.
“Two-two seems fair and it was a wonderful series,” said Cummins.
“It was two high-quality teams. It seemed like every session we shared the honours.
“From the start we said we were over here to win the Ashes.
“We can be hugely proud of retaining the Ashes – it’s no easy feat against a high-quality England in their own conditions – but of course we wanted to come over here and win.
“It is a similar group to 2019 [when the series also finished 2-2] and we just fell a little bit short of the goal.”
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