The praise is justified but we know Australia are still the benchmark and we have a tough series in South Africa before that.
We were devastated when we lost against Australia but at least we made third position.
We all remember the bitter disappointment we experienced in 2003 when we lost to Australia in the semi-finals and we don't want to go through that again.
"We started the season by winning in Australia, and we have to try and finish it by winning in Australia, " said the England captain.
"I thought there were signs in the first half that we can trouble Australia, " he said.
In Australia we have The Fortune Institute and 21st Century Education pushing the education boundaries.
"It's a different position - something we're not used to when we come to Australia, " Collingwood said of the home side's mediocre form.
Some of you asked whether we reported from Australia during the AV debate in Britain, when the Australian model was appropriated by both camps?
Today, we journey to Australia to speak with Daniel John, Distribution and Production Manager at Halfbrick, the studio famous for Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride.
We train in Australia on a fairly routine basis.
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It will be interesting to see if the rowdy elements in the notorious West Stand heed his words - there is nothing wrong with some gentle and humorous "Aussie baiting" which, after all, is what we get whenever we go to Australia.
Finally, we saw a larger-than-life LEGO forest spring up in Australia and we had a blast reviewing the Bildopolis Big Bilder -- a kit for making awesome forts out of cardboard.
"We know they're quality players - they beat Australia - but we've made full use of the conditions, " he said.
"We started pretty well with the ball and got Australia into the position we wanted, but if we reflect back, Clarke in the first innings and Katich in the second, two very impressive innings and probably the difference between the two sides, " he said.
Now, here in Darwin and Northern Australia, we'll write the next proud chapter in our alliance.
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But, with the spirit we've shown today and with the fact that we've beaten Australia three times out of three recently, there's no need for us to fear them.
"I was shocked with talk about us under-performing against Australia as we defended a low total of 205 against the world champions until the final ball, " said Younus last week.
"We've used Australia and Brazil for materials exposure, " as well as exposure to selected regions, says Jeffrey Powell, president and chief executive officer of San Francisco-based adviser Polaris Equity Management Inc.
But we have to admit Australia were cute enough to handle those situations and had done enough to take advantage of any mishaps or what we or the weather could throw at them.
On mandatory sentencing, I live in Western Australia where we were so fed up with the level of crime and the pathetic sentences handed out that a regulation requiring a prison sentence for a third instance of breaking and entering was forced on parliament.
When our union team were slaughtered 76-0 in Australia, we were able to build up a formidable reputation through playing reputable northern (and even some southern) hemisphere teams home and away, but avoiding the 'big three' of the southern hemisphere on their own turf.
"It's always a big mountain to climb going 3-0 down, but we've always believed we are a good side and that we can contest against Australia, " added Surrey's Tremlett, who has been awarded an incremental contract for the 2010-11 international season by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
"We're clear that we're not going to be using it in Australia, but not clear when we will use it, " said a spokesman.
"It's definitely not the weather I am used to in Australia, but we did get some dry running which is not too bad, " said Hamilton.
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In the United States, we will never forget how Australia invoked the ANZUS Treaty -- for the first time ever -- showing that our two nations stood as one.
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It feels a bit strange to be heading to a Bledisloe Cup Test outside of New Zealand or Australia, but we need to promote rugby in other parts of the world.
It features the Sims twins from Dunt, South Australia, whom we first met in We Can be Heroes, and a rival to Mr G called Gran, who helps run a juvenile detention centre, in a lime-green shirt embroidered with the Australian coat of arms.
The danger for us if we move towards America is that we might end up more like Australia.
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