This is the 24th and final part in a series recounting the 2005 Ashes, as it occurred a decade ago.

The celebrations carried from Monday, September 12th into the following day, with England paraded on open-top buses in London; Man of the Series Flintoff may or may not have had one too many celebratory beverages. It’s an enormous accomplishment, regaining the urn after two decades of disappointment.

But how does Australia respond in the following series, in 2006-07? They whitewash England, winning all five Tests by huge margins, in what proves to be the final Tests for greats like Warne, McGrath, Langer. It’s also the final Ashes series for Gilchrist and Hayden, as that generation of cricketers moves onto retirement, but not before going out in style.

The two meet again in England in 2009, with the hosts making changes at both coach (Duncan Fletcher to Andy Flower) and captain (Vaughan to Flintoff to Strauss). Prior to the final Test at the Oval, Flintoff announces he will retire from Test cricket, but not before one last significant contribution, a run-out of Ponting in Australia’s second innings. England are buoyed by that turning point, going to win the match and regain the urn.

In 2010-11, England take control of the series from the second Test on. After a draw in Brisbane, the visitors win in Adelaide by an innings, appearing poised and ruthless, like many Australia sides from the previous generation. Although Mitchell Johnson single-handedly wins the Perth Test for Australia, England comes right back and embarrasses Australia at the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, one of the very few visitors during that occasion who aren’t the intimidated, but rather the intimidators. England go on to win three Tests that Australian summer by an innings.

2013 is the third straight series that England retain the urn, the first time that’s happened since 1981. Alastair Cook has succeeded Strauss as captain, while Joe Root introduces himself to the world with strong performances. Bell, one of the last remaining veterans from 2005, has the series of his life, deservedly earning Man of the Series honors. But because of multiple reasons, the next series is held just months later, and just as Bell was England’s hero in July & August, Johnson becomes Australia’s hero from November to January, helping Australia to another whitewash, this time under new captain Clarke.

The most recent series just concluded this summer, with England regaining the urn in a 3-2 series win. It was a meeting full of ups and downs for both sides, with England securing victory with a pair of victories in the third and fourth Tests, both of them not even needing three days to finish. It’s a series that perhaps saves Cook’s legacy as captain, while Clarke retired following Australia’s win at the Oval. There will be plenty to look forward when the two nations meet again in another installment of the historic rivalry.

This concludes the 2005 Ashes Rewind series, a summer that no cricket fan – English, Australia, or neutral – will ever forget.