Man to man, it's England to dominate Ashes IT is an exercise that has stood us in good stead before the past few Ashes series. A simple match-up of the two sets of players, resulting in a composite team. From 2005, when Michael Vaughan's team turned back the tide of Australian dominance, to 2010-11, when England won three Tests abroad by an innings, it has been a crude but effective way of evaluating the strengths of the teams, and the result.