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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pm-tribute-as-england-retain-ashes.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="England captain Andrew Strauss celebrates victory in the fourth test and retaining the Ashes at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-pm-tribute-as-england-retain-ashes.jpg" alt="England captain Andrew Strauss celebrates victory in the fourth test and retaining the Ashes at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia"/></a></p>
<p>Jubilant England cricket fans are celebrating after Andrew Strauss&#8217; men retained the Ashes for the first time in more than 20 years.</p>
<p>Thousands of members of the loyal Barmy Army were sent into delirium after England secured an emphatic fourth Test victory in Melbourne &#8211; marching into an unassailable 2-1 series lead.</p>
<p>The win also sparked celebrations among supporters glued to television screens in the UK, while Prime Minister David Cameron described it as a &#8220;great late Christmas present for the country&#8221;.</p>
<p>Tim Bresnan took the winning wicket less than two hours into day four of the Test match, dismissing Australian batsman Ben Hilfenhaus and giving the visitors a victory of an innings and 157 runs.</p>
<p>It prompted euphoria among thousands of England fans who made the 24-hour flight to Australia to be inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with many waving flags of St George and chanting victory songs.</p>
<p>Following the victory, England fan Steve Lewis, 35, who watched the Test from his home in Billericay, said: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think anyone could say we didn&#8217;t deserve it &#8211; in fact, we&#8217;ve completely outclassed them in every department in my opinion. I think this is a great day for English sport and the dawning of a new era in cricket really. It always used to be Australia who were head and shoulders above us, now the shoe&#8217;s on the other foot. We need to kick on now and become the best team in the world.</p>
<p>Celebrations are now expected in England ahead of the fifth and final Test which will begin in Sydney late on Sunday UK time.</p>
<p>Following the triumph, which is the first time in 24 years that England have retained the Ashes in Australia, the Prime Minister applauded the team.</p>
<p>He said: &#8220;Congratulations to the England team and captain Andrew Strauss on a brilliant performance Down Under. Retaining The Ashes for the first time in almost a quarter of a century marks a very special end to the year for sports fans and a great late Christmas present for the country. I look forward to welcoming them to Downing Street when they return.&#8221;</p>
<p>Australian fans were also quick to congratulate the English, with former Australian bowler Shane Warne writing on his Twitter page: &#8220;Congrats to the England cricket team on retaining the ashes .. It has taken 24 years for England to do it in Aust.. Well done and Congrats.&#8221;</p>
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