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Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began , a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row , going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year .. 2004 English cricket season. English cricket team. English cricket team. The start of the international season saw England defeat Bangladesh 2 -- 0 in their two-match series , winning both Tests by an innings .. Bangladesh. Bangladeshi cricket team. England. English women's cricket team. This was followed by a tri-nations one-day tournament that also featured Australia .. Australia. Australian cricket team. However , all eyes were on the Ashes .. the Ashes. the Ashes. Australia still started as favourites , but England , for the first time in years , were expected to put up a real challenge to Aussie supremacy .. Australia. Australian cricket team. England. English women's cricket team. Indeed , so they did , despite losing the first Test by 239 runs .. England came back to win the second and fourth Tests , and draw the third and fifth , to win the Ashes for the first time since 1986 -- 87 .. the Ashes. the Ashes. England. English women's cricket team. It was the 72nd test series between the two sides with England finally winning 2-1 .. England. English women's cricket team. Andrew Flintoff dominated with both bat and ball for England , scoring 402 runs -- more than any Australian -- and taking 24 wickets -- more than any Australian bar Shane Warne .. Andrew Flintoff. Andrew Flintoff. Shane Warne. Shane Warne. England. English women's cricket team. Warne also had a spectacular series , with 40 wickets at a bowling average of 19.92 , and 249 runs , but most of his efforts came in losing causes -- such as making 42 with the bat in the second innings of the second Test .. bowling average. bowling average. In domestic cricket , Nottinghamshire won the County Championship , for the first time since 1987 , and Durham enjoyed promotion in both the shorter and the longer form of the game .. County Championship. County Championship. Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. 1987 English cricket season. Durham. Durham County Cricket Club. Surrey , the 2000 and 2002 Championship winners , were relegated in the Championship , and played in Division Two in both the Championship and the National League in 2006 .. 2006 English cricket season. Surrey. Surrey County Cricket Club. 2000 English cricket season. 2002 English cricket season. National League. National League ( cricket ). Hampshire Hawks won the 50-over knock-out C&G Trophy , but were relegated in the National League , which Essex Eagles won in emphatic fashion , as they lost only one game and had a 14-point gap to the runners-up , Middlesex Crusaders .. Hampshire. Hampshire County Cricket Club. Hampshire Hawks. Hampshire County Cricket Club. Essex Eagles. Essex Eagles. Middlesex Crusaders. Middlesex Crusaders. C&G Trophy. Friends Provident Trophy. National League. National League ( cricket ). The Australian women also toured England at the same time as the men , and England won the Women 's Ashes 1 -- 0 after two Tests .. Australian women. Australian women's cricket team. England. English women's cricket team. However , the Australian women won the ODI series 3 -- 2 .. Australian women. Australian women's cricket team. ODI. Women's One Day International cricket. To round off the season , investors in partnership with Leicestershire arranged an International 20 :20 Club Championship , which Pakistani side Faisalabad Wolves won .. Leicestershire. Leicestershire County Cricket Club. International 20 :20 Club Championship. International 20 :20 Club Championship. Faisalabad Wolves. Faisalabad Wolves