10 most emotional moments in Ashes history

#3 Last goodbye

The end of an era

The 2006-07 edition of the Ashes was arguably its greatest ever.

From Steve Harmison's first-ball wide, Ricky Ponting's 196 in Brisbane to Adam Gilchrist's fastest ever Ashes century, off just 57 balls, the on-field action never failed to live up to the hype associated with the tournament.

The hosts completely dominated and wrapped up the series 5-0. It was the first Ashes whitewash in 81 years.

However, it was a bittersweet feeling for the Australian cricket fans as they got the urn back but lost two legends of the game - Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne in one go.

Damien Martyn and Justin Langer also retired with McGrath and Warne at the SCG.