England today completed their first Ashes series win in Australia since the 1986/87 season.

Here, Echo Sport looks back at the last time they achieved the feat.

First Test, Brisbane -

England won by seven wickets English hopes were not high going into the first Test, with the tourists' poor form famously causing journalist Martin Johnson to remark: "There are only three things wrong with this England team - they can't bat, can't bowl and can't field."

Ian Botham proved him wrong on the first count as his brutal 138 off 174 balls led the tourists to 456 all out, and when Graham Dilley's five wickets helped to bowl Australia out for 248, England enforced the follow-on.

John Emburey took five for 80 to restrict the hosts to 282 second time around, leaving England a victory target of 75, which they achieved with with seven wickets to spare.

Second Test, Perth -

Match drawn There were runs galore on a true pitch in Perth as England set the tone with their first-innings 592 for eight declared.

Chris Broad, David Gower and wicketkeeper Jack Richards all got centuries, but it was a ton by Australia captain Allan Border which proved the most crucial of the match.

That enabled the hosts to reach 401, narrowly avoiding the follow-on, and from then on a draw was always on the cards.

Third Test, Adelaide -

Match drawn It was a similar story in Adelaide, though this time Australia batted first, declaring on 514 for five on the back of David Boon's 103. England replied with 455, Broad hitting 116 and Mike Gatting 100, before the match petered out into a draw somewhat lacking in spectacle.

Only 20 wickets were taken in total by both sides.

Fourth Test, Melbourne -

England won by an innings and 14 runs Needing a win from somewhere, Australia came out swinging on Boxing Day - but it proved to be a foolhardy tactic.

Botham and Gladstone Small, in for the injured Dilley, took five wickets apiece as the hosts collapsed to 141 all out, then Broad became the third English batsman to score three centuries in three successive Ashes Tests, after Jack Hobbs and Wally Hammond, as they replied with 349. Australia managed little better in their second innings and were bowled out for 194, losing by an innings and 14 runs as England retained the Ashes.

Fifth Test, Sydney -

Australia won by 55 runs Dean Jones scored an unbeaten 184, leading Australia to a first-innings total of 343, but it was little-known spinner Peter Taylor who stole the headlines.

A surprise selection without much first-class experience, he claimed six wickets to help bowl England out for 275. Australia then scored 251 to set England a victory target of 320 which, despite 96 from Gatting, they could not reach.

It ended a run of 14 Tests without a victory for Australia