But will the captain's form this time be affected by the threat of a second successive Ashes defeat, one which would surely signal the end of his reign, and quite possibly his international career?
On the field, the England women's cricket captain guided her side to glory at the World Cup for only the second time, the World Twenty20 trophy, the retention oftheAshes and a 4-0 defeat of Australia in the NatWest Series to complete an unprecedented year of success.