 Among these were fast bowler Craig McDermott, wicket keeper Ian Healy, Steve Waugh and batsman Dean Jones.Cult heroes such as overweight Tasmanian batsman David Boon and Victorian bowler Merv Hughes also earned places in the team.In the closing years of the 1980s, Australia won back the Ashes from England and began an era of dominance in that series which only ended in 2005.