England finally won the Ashes when the fifth and final Test match was drawn at the Oval cricket ground in London before a packed and delirious crowd. Outside the ground spectators hung precariously to rooftops and watched from tower blocks some way off through binoculars, any vantage point to take a peek at what would be a historic day.And yet it could once again have been so different as the Australians came out breathing fire and brimstone on the final morning, skittling the English batsmen out in the early session. And when England’s talisman Freddie Flintoff was out for just eight, a win for Australia was very much on the cards.But Kevin Pietersen steadied the ship with a record-breaking innings of 158, he passed Ian Botham’s record of the highest number of sixes against Australia and also finished as the highest scoring batsmen in this close fought series. Shane Warne finished top wicket taker with 40 wickets in the series, and received a huge ovation from the knowledgeable crowd, many of the English players among them.In a match plagued by rain and bad light delays it was clear that the draw was always going to be the favourite result, and…