However , their travails against spin resurfaced in the away loss to Pakistan .
The showpiece event was the Ashes at home , and despite two heavy defeats , England came up trumps and wrested back the urn with a game to spare .
England 's travails against spin resurfaced in the away loss to Pakistan .
The showpiece event was the Ashes at home , and despite two heavy defeats , England came up trumps and wrested back the urn with a game to spare .