Guernsey cricket fans see Ashes history made

GUERNSEY cricket fans were among those celebrating England's dramatic Ashes win Down Under yesterday.

The England team lifted the famous urn in the early hours of Friday morning, thrashing Australia 3-1 to win the series.

The visitors beat the Aussies by an innings and 83 runs to win the fifth and final Test in Sydney.

In the stands, Barmy Army supporters went wild, and among them was Ben Ferbrache (pictured), who is three months into a seven-month stint playing as an overseas cricketer for a club in Sydney.

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