A week after the end of the ashes I am now convinced we are perched delicately on the boundary of an era. One ashes loss does not a poor team make, and neither does it make world beaters of the victors, however there are early signs that the succession planning of the ACB has been thrown a curve ball by the defeat in England.

Damien Martyn has been axed from the test sqaud for the Super Series, despite keeping his place in the one day squad.
Is Martyn unlucky?. He got a couple of howlers of decisions in the Ashes series that cut his series average down and was certainly not alone in performing below expectations.
What interests me [...]

Will the ICC Super Series take on greater meaning now that Ponting is Ashesless?
Surely nothing less than a resounding win in all 3 one dayers and the test will do anything but harm for his chances of retaining the captaincy despite the positive vibes circulating all around him right now.
I’m actually looking forward [...]

From: The Herald Sun
“the (Australian) team will undergo a major shake-up of its coaching structure and training methods.
Wow, what a comment. The Aussies have dominated world cricket for a decade in both forms of the game but now require a reinventing of the wheel after losing the Ashes. Surely not. Some personnel changes, definitely [...]

I am almost as fascinated by the repercussions for both teams following this mammoth series as I have been the series itself.