He then played in the 1981 Ashes series, despite being aged 40.
His final international appearance was in the first test of the 1914 domestic Ashes series.
The 1994-95 Ashes series came to be known for one incident in particular.
The 1990-91 season saw another comfortable Ashes series win, 3-0.
However, a poor performance during the 1998-99 Ashes series led to him being dropped from the side, apparently for good.
As of 2012, it remains the last Ashes series to be drawn.
I do not know how you enter an Ashes series which has been two years in the making without knowing what your best team is.
Australia had won the first test by 210 runs, and led the 1989 Ashes series 1-0.
That one try came on his international debut in the third test of the 1928 Ashes series.
He would certainly have played in the 1978-79 Ashes series otherwise.
