The Ashes 2015: eight reasons England won back the urn

From the visit of New Zealand to Ben Stokes's stunning catch, the key moments of the summer

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England reclaimed The Ashes in emphatic fashion on Saturday as they polished off Australia's bedraggled batsmen in under an hour to seal victory and a 3-1 series win by an innings and 78 runs at Trent Bridge.

Few people gave England a hope at the start of the summer, but they have overwhelmed Australia in a series that has so far only seen ten full days of play.

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