England captain and Joe Root revel in rarest of victories ‘Narrative that we haven’t won goes back to zero now’ Ben Stokes marked the end of England’s 15-year winless streak in Australia by sharing “a little hug” and a few words of relief with former skipper Joe Root. The England captain will not be bringing the urn back home after defeats in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide, but he is also leaving an unwanted record behind after overseeing his country’s first away Ashes victory since January 2011. After two days of pandemonium on a batting graveyard in Melbourne - 36 wickets tumbling inside six sessions and no half-centuries in an Australian Test for the first time since 1932 - it was England who finished on top. Continue reading...