The Ashes 2015: BT Sport wins TV rights as England celebrate

England are crushed at The Oval but still celebrate Ashes series triumph as another Test fails to go the distance

Ashes 2015
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England's cricketers paraded The Ashes at The Oval, despite being thrashed by an innings and 46 runs in the final Test of a series that has fluctuated wildly, and in which none of the matches made it to a fifth day.

England's fate was all but sealed on Saturday, when Alastair Cook fell for 85 with England still trailing Australia's first innings total by 130 and the last rites were administered on Sunday morning when Jos Buttler and Mark Wood were dismissed before the heavens opened.

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