That's not what I see as being on the ropes - that's a close fight to the end, at which point it's over. The most 'on the ropes' were the Aussies at Old Trafford
Dominated properly - no, but we were the better side. The Aussies weren't boring (well, they were in their first innings at the Oval) but England weren't ordinary, it was them that made it exciting.
It was a great series. Ponting reckons both teams take credit for that, but the truth is it was because of Bazball. If we'd played the way the Aussies do, we'd be drawing the tests.
Ponting also thought 2-2 was a fair result - funny he'd say that, when they cheated for 1 win, and only got a...