On this day: England secure first series win down under in 24 years

Sport360 staff 10:09 07/01/2016
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  • Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook celebrate Ashes series success down under.

    Five years ago today England wrapped up a Test series victory against Australia to secure their first win down under in 24 years.

    Andrew Strauss’ men beat the old enemy by an innings and 83 runs in Sydney to claim a 3-1 victory, after successes in Adelaide and Melbourne.

    Thousands of England fans celebrated with the team at the Sydney Cricket Ground as opener Alastair Cook was named Player of the Series after scoring 766 runs.

    The series result meant that England retained the Ashes following their victory on home soil in 2009.

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    Here’s what else happened in the world of sport on this day:

    1927: The Harlem Globetrotters, one of the world’s best-known basketball teams, was founded by Abraham Saperstein of Chicago.

    1942: Russian weightlifter Vasily Alexeev, who set 80 official world records and used to eat a 36-egg omelette for breakfast, was born. He won eight world and Olympic titles between 1970 and 1977.

    1966: Former world heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders, who upset Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBO title in 2003, was born in Pretoria, South Africa.

    1997: Murray Kidd resigned as coach of Ireland’s rugby union side.

    2013: Scotland’s most capped scum-half Mike Blair announced his retirement from international rugby.

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