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Unrest in DR Congo after TP Mazembe lose to Inter Milan
The match was keenly watch back at home
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Police fired over football fans' heads to disperse angry crowds in Lubumbashi in DR Congo after the local team TP Mazembe lost the Club World Cup final.
Reports say disappointed fans took to the streets and attacked Chinese-run businesses, after TP Mazembe were beaten 3-0 by Italian club Inter Milan.
They are believed to have thought the Japanese referee was Chinese, and were angered by some of his decisions.
During the game in Abu Dhabi, fans had chanted "Chinese go home".
Many Chinese firms work in the copper mining industry in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province.
Disappointed fans smashed windows and started to loot mobile telephone premises owned by Chinese companies, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.
Police restored order, and no-one was reported injured.
Inter Milan (in blue) won an easy victory
TP Mazembe are the first African team to reach the final of the Fifa Club World Cup.
They beat Internacional of Brazil 2-0 in the semi-finals, the biggest upset in the 10-year history of the event.
But in the final Inter Milan took an early 2-0 lead with goals from Goran Pandev and Samuel Eto'o, and a late goal from Joseph Biabiany put the match beyond doubt.
Club president Moise Katumbi congratulated Inter on their win, saying that TP Mazembe had tried their best.
"What is making them most to lose this game was the referee," he added, calling on Fifa to carry out checks on match officials.
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Police fired over football fans' heads to disperse angry crowds in Lubumbashi in DR Congo after the local team TP Mazembe lost the Club World Cup final.
Reports say disappointed fans took to the streets and attacked Chinese-run businesses, after TP Mazembe were beaten 3-0 by Italian club Inter Milan.
They are believed to have thought the Japanese referee was Chinese, and were angered by some of his decisions.
During the game in Abu Dhabi, fans had chanted "Chinese go home".
Many Chinese firms work in the copper mining industry in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province.
Disappointed fans smashed windows and started to loot mobile telephone premises owned by Chinese companies, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.
Police restored order, and no-one was reported injured.
TP Mazembe are the first African team to reach the final of the Fifa Club World Cup.
They beat Internacional of Brazil 2-0 in the semi-finals, the biggest upset in the 10-year history of the event.
But in the final Inter Milan took an early 2-0 lead with goals from Goran Pandev and Samuel Eto'o, and a late goal from Joseph Biabiany put the match beyond doubt.
Club president Moise Katumbi congratulated Inter on their win, saying that TP Mazembe had tried their best.
"What is making them most to lose this game was the referee," he added, calling on Fifa to carry out checks on match officials.
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Sky is the limit for striker Mputu
Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:41
Cairo. Tresor Mputu, one of the most feared strikers in Africa at the moment, helped his club, TP Mazembe reach the African Champions League quarter final in200, and became the top goal-scorer of the competition with nine strikes.
In 2009, TP Mazembe won the African Champion League. Mputu scored six goals and was named player of the Tournament.
History
Back in 2007, after being named African Champions League top goal scorer, Arsenal were very much interested in him. He went to London for a two-week trial which he passed, but the Gunners and TP Mazembe failed to agree on fee during the January transfer period. TP Mazembe wanted two millions for the player, but Arsenal didn't want to spend that much
International career
Mputu is one of the best strikers DR Congo has ever produced. He was a member of the Congolese 2006 African Cup of Nations team, which progressed into the quarter finals, where they were eliminated by Egypt, who eventually won the tournament.
Although he played only two games, he scored the first goal in DR Congo's game against Togo. He was given marching orders in their second game against Angola after 19 minutes for lashing out against an Angolan defender.
His subsequent suspension for the straight red meant he missed the rest of his nation's campaign. In 2009 DR Congo failed to qualify for both African Nation and World Cup 2010 finals.
The same year, DR Congo the Chan African championship beating Ghana 2-0 in the final, and Mputu was named the best player of the Tournament.
Awards
2007- African Champions League top scorer with nine goals
2007- DR Congo league top scorer with 20 goals in 17 games
2008- DR Congo league player of the season and top scorer with 18 goals in 23 games
2009- African Championship League best player of the tournament
2009- Mputu was nominated for the BBC African Footballer of the Year award
Goals for his club
Mputu has scored 55 goals in 93 appearances
Goals for the national team
He has scored 11 goals in 22 appearances.(AFP)
Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:41
Cairo. Tresor Mputu, one of the most feared strikers in Africa at the moment, helped his club, TP Mazembe reach the African Champions League quarter final in200, and became the top goal-scorer of the competition with nine strikes.
In 2009, TP Mazembe won the African Champion League. Mputu scored six goals and was named player of the Tournament.
History
Back in 2007, after being named African Champions League top goal scorer, Arsenal were very much interested in him. He went to London for a two-week trial which he passed, but the Gunners and TP Mazembe failed to agree on fee during the January transfer period. TP Mazembe wanted two millions for the player, but Arsenal didn't want to spend that much
International career
Mputu is one of the best strikers DR Congo has ever produced. He was a member of the Congolese 2006 African Cup of Nations team, which progressed into the quarter finals, where they were eliminated by Egypt, who eventually won the tournament.
Although he played only two games, he scored the first goal in DR Congo's game against Togo. He was given marching orders in their second game against Angola after 19 minutes for lashing out against an Angolan defender.
His subsequent suspension for the straight red meant he missed the rest of his nation's campaign. In 2009 DR Congo failed to qualify for both African Nation and World Cup 2010 finals.
The same year, DR Congo the Chan African championship beating Ghana 2-0 in the final, and Mputu was named the best player of the Tournament.
Awards
2007- African Champions League top scorer with nine goals
2007- DR Congo league top scorer with 20 goals in 17 games
2008- DR Congo league player of the season and top scorer with 18 goals in 23 games
2009- African Championship League best player of the tournament
2009- Mputu was nominated for the BBC African Footballer of the Year award
Goals for his club
Mputu has scored 55 goals in 93 appearances
Goals for the national team
He has scored 11 goals in 22 appearances.(AFP)
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Investment in TP Mazembe pays dividends
By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service
A fan from the DRC celebrates TP Mazembe's win over the Brazilian club Internacional
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By beating Sport Club Internacional 2-0 to become the first team from outside Europe and South America to qualify for the final of the Fifa Club World Cup, TP Mazembe has proved that investment in African clubs is paying dividends.
Goals from Mulota Kabangu and Dioko Kaluyituka secured arguably the greatest ever win by an African club.
"We are representing Africa and all of Africa is proud of our work," TP Mazembe's Senegalese coach Lamine N'Diaye says.
The club, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is expected to make $4m (£2.6m) just by reaching the final - and even more if they win.
In global football terms that is a paltry sum but in the DRC, which is one of the poorest nations in the world where the average wage is less than $1 a day, it represents a huge sum of money.
National celebration This small club from a corner of the DRC, 1,000 miles west of the capital Kinshasa, is representing not only its country but an entire continent.
Continue reading the main story "Start Quote
It is a tremendous boost to the game in the year in which South Africa hosted the World Cup.
"The streets of Kinshasa have been filled with people waving flags and honking their horns, many of them dressed in TP Mazembe colours regardless of which club they support," says local journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"This is good for Africa - I have forgotten all the effort it has taken to get this far," says the club's president Moise Katumbi.
Rich pickings All this must bring a smile to the face of Mr Katumbi.
He not only owns the club, but he is also the governor of Katanga Province - one of the world's richest regions for copper and the world's biggest source of cobalt.
He has been involved in mining, transportation, fishing and television for years and, after he relinquishes his governorship in 2011, he says he is going to continue investing in his football club.
In the 2009 tournament TP Mazembe came sixth out of the seven teams competing
The current budget for the team is $10m a year and Mr Katumbi has acquired players from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The budget for TP Mazembe has tripled since 2008 and this is the second year in a row that the team has made the Club World Cup.
Mr Katumbi's investment is definitely paying dividends and the team now functions like a professional football club - selling advertising on shirts and having contracts for players.
Mr Katumbi has deep pockets but that has not prevented TP Mazembe from losing to other teams in the DRC.
Continue reading the main story "Start Quote
"There is a lot of football talent in Africa and it is just a question of marshalling that talent," says journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"Teams in sub-Saharan Africa are inspired and think that if TP Mazembe can achieve that with only an investment of $10m, then they can do it too," he adds.
The success of TP Mazembe should attract more money into the game - money which will help local talent stay in the country and continue to play for African teams - rather than being lured to clubs in Europe.
Africa's national sides did not perform too well in the World Cup but if players are kept in Africa it must benefit the national teams.
The next few years could be an exciting time for African football.
Faith rewarded As a reward for their loyalty, Mr Katumbi has paid for 100 fans to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to Abu Dhabi to see the final against Inter Milan.
"They are preparing for a big game and shouldn't get distracted," says Bennett Lupinda, a tennis coach by profession and one of the fans selected by the club president to go on the trip.
He believes the team could go all the way and emerge victorious from the final, although the odds are stacked heavily against them.
"Our aim is to go back to Africa as champions," says Mr Katumbi, "and to enter the next [Club] World Cup."
"We have put TP Mazembe on the map and we are going to continue to remain on the map," decrees Mr Katumbi.
By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service
Continue reading the main story
By beating Sport Club Internacional 2-0 to become the first team from outside Europe and South America to qualify for the final of the Fifa Club World Cup, TP Mazembe has proved that investment in African clubs is paying dividends.
Goals from Mulota Kabangu and Dioko Kaluyituka secured arguably the greatest ever win by an African club.
"We are representing Africa and all of Africa is proud of our work," TP Mazembe's Senegalese coach Lamine N'Diaye says.
The club, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is expected to make $4m (£2.6m) just by reaching the final - and even more if they win.
In global football terms that is a paltry sum but in the DRC, which is one of the poorest nations in the world where the average wage is less than $1 a day, it represents a huge sum of money.
National celebration This small club from a corner of the DRC, 1,000 miles west of the capital Kinshasa, is representing not only its country but an entire continent.
Continue reading the main story "Start Quote
There is a lot of football talent in Africa and it is just a question of marshalling that talent"
End Quote Mike Kavanagh Local journalist
It is a tremendous boost to the game in the year in which South Africa hosted the World Cup.
"The streets of Kinshasa have been filled with people waving flags and honking their horns, many of them dressed in TP Mazembe colours regardless of which club they support," says local journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"This is good for Africa - I have forgotten all the effort it has taken to get this far," says the club's president Moise Katumbi.
Rich pickings All this must bring a smile to the face of Mr Katumbi.
He not only owns the club, but he is also the governor of Katanga Province - one of the world's richest regions for copper and the world's biggest source of cobalt.
He has been involved in mining, transportation, fishing and television for years and, after he relinquishes his governorship in 2011, he says he is going to continue investing in his football club.
The current budget for the team is $10m a year and Mr Katumbi has acquired players from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The budget for TP Mazembe has tripled since 2008 and this is the second year in a row that the team has made the Club World Cup.
Mr Katumbi's investment is definitely paying dividends and the team now functions like a professional football club - selling advertising on shirts and having contracts for players.
Mr Katumbi has deep pockets but that has not prevented TP Mazembe from losing to other teams in the DRC.
Continue reading the main story "Start Quote
Our aim is to go back to Africa as champions"
End Quote Moise Katumbi President, TP Mazembe
"There is a lot of football talent in Africa and it is just a question of marshalling that talent," says journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"Teams in sub-Saharan Africa are inspired and think that if TP Mazembe can achieve that with only an investment of $10m, then they can do it too," he adds.
The success of TP Mazembe should attract more money into the game - money which will help local talent stay in the country and continue to play for African teams - rather than being lured to clubs in Europe.
Africa's national sides did not perform too well in the World Cup but if players are kept in Africa it must benefit the national teams.
The next few years could be an exciting time for African football.
Faith rewarded As a reward for their loyalty, Mr Katumbi has paid for 100 fans to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to Abu Dhabi to see the final against Inter Milan.
"They are preparing for a big game and shouldn't get distracted," says Bennett Lupinda, a tennis coach by profession and one of the fans selected by the club president to go on the trip.
He believes the team could go all the way and emerge victorious from the final, although the odds are stacked heavily against them.
"Our aim is to go back to Africa as champions," says Mr Katumbi, "and to enter the next [Club] World Cup."
"We have put TP Mazembe on the map and we are going to continue to remain on the map," decrees Mr Katumbi.
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Investment in TP Mazembe pays dividends
By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service
A fan from the DRC celebrates TP Mazembe's win over the Brazilian club Internacional
Continue reading the main story
By beating Sport Club Internacional 2-0 to become the first team from outside Europe and South America to qualify for the final of the Fifa Club World Cup, TP Mazembe has proved that investment in African clubs is paying dividends.
Goals from Mulota Kabangu and Dioko Kaluyituka secured arguably the greatest ever win by an African club.
"We are representing Africa and all of Africa is proud of our work," TP Mazembe's Senegalese coach Lamine N'Diaye says.
The club, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is expected to make $4m (£2.6m) just by reaching the final - and even more if they win.
In global football terms that is a paltry sum but in the DRC, which is one of the poorest nations in the world where the average wage is less than $1 a day, it represents a huge sum of money.
National celebration This small club from a corner of the DRC, 1,000 miles west of the capital Kinshasa, is representing not only its country but an entire continent.
Continue reading the main story Start Quote
It is a tremendous boost to the game in the year in which South Africa hosted the World Cup.
"The streets of Kinshasa have been filled with people waving flags and honking their horns, many of them dressed in TP Mazembe colours regardless of which club they support," says local journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"This is good for Africa - I have forgotten all the effort it has taken to get this far," says the club's president Moise Katumbi.
Rich pickings All this must bring a smile to the face of Mr Katumbi.
He not only owns the club, but he is also the governor of Katanga Province - one of the world's richest regions for copper and the world's biggest source of cobalt.
He has been involved in mining, transportation, fishing and television for years and, after he relinquishes his governorship in 2011, he says he is going to continue investing in his football club.
In the 2009 tournament TP Mazembe came sixth out of the seven teams competing
The current budget for the team is $10m a year and Mr Katumbi has acquired players from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The budget for TP Mazembe has tripled since 2008 and this is the second year in a row that the team has made the Club World Cup.
Mr Katumbi's investment is definitely paying dividends and the team now functions like a professional football club - selling advertising on shirts and having contracts for players.
Mr Katumbi has deep pockets but that has not prevented TP Mazembe from losing to other teams in the DRC.
Continue reading the main story Start Quote
"There is a lot of football talent in Africa and it is just a question of marshalling that talent," says journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"Teams in sub-Saharan Africa are inspired and think that if TP Mazembe can achieve that with only an investment of $10m, then they can do it too," he adds.
The success of TP Mazembe should attract more money into the game - money which will help local talent stay in the country and continue to play for African teams - rather than being lured to clubs in Europe.
Africa's national sides did not perform too well in the World Cup but if players are kept in Africa it must benefit the national teams.
The next few years could be an exciting time for African football.
Faith rewarded As a reward for their loyalty, Mr Katumbi has paid for 100 fans to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to Abu Dhabi to see the final against Inter Milan.
"They are preparing for a big game and shouldn't get distracted," says Bennett Lupinda, a tennis coach by profession and one of the fans selected by the club president to go on the trip.
He believes the team could go all the way and emerge victorious from the final, although the odds are stacked heavily against them.
"Our aim is to go back to Africa as champions," says Mr Katumbi, "and to enter the next [Club] World Cup."
"We have put TP Mazembe on the map and we are going to continue to remain on the map," decrees Mr Katumbi.
By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service
Continue reading the main story
By beating Sport Club Internacional 2-0 to become the first team from outside Europe and South America to qualify for the final of the Fifa Club World Cup, TP Mazembe has proved that investment in African clubs is paying dividends.
Goals from Mulota Kabangu and Dioko Kaluyituka secured arguably the greatest ever win by an African club.
"We are representing Africa and all of Africa is proud of our work," TP Mazembe's Senegalese coach Lamine N'Diaye says.
The club, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is expected to make $4m (£2.6m) just by reaching the final - and even more if they win.
In global football terms that is a paltry sum but in the DRC, which is one of the poorest nations in the world where the average wage is less than $1 a day, it represents a huge sum of money.
National celebration This small club from a corner of the DRC, 1,000 miles west of the capital Kinshasa, is representing not only its country but an entire continent.
Continue reading the main story Start Quote
There is a lot of football talent in Africa and it is just a question of marshalling that talent
End Quote Mike Kavanagh Local journalist
It is a tremendous boost to the game in the year in which South Africa hosted the World Cup.
"The streets of Kinshasa have been filled with people waving flags and honking their horns, many of them dressed in TP Mazembe colours regardless of which club they support," says local journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"This is good for Africa - I have forgotten all the effort it has taken to get this far," says the club's president Moise Katumbi.
Rich pickings All this must bring a smile to the face of Mr Katumbi.
He not only owns the club, but he is also the governor of Katanga Province - one of the world's richest regions for copper and the world's biggest source of cobalt.
He has been involved in mining, transportation, fishing and television for years and, after he relinquishes his governorship in 2011, he says he is going to continue investing in his football club.
The current budget for the team is $10m a year and Mr Katumbi has acquired players from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The budget for TP Mazembe has tripled since 2008 and this is the second year in a row that the team has made the Club World Cup.
Mr Katumbi's investment is definitely paying dividends and the team now functions like a professional football club - selling advertising on shirts and having contracts for players.
Mr Katumbi has deep pockets but that has not prevented TP Mazembe from losing to other teams in the DRC.
Continue reading the main story Start Quote
Our aim is to go back to Africa as champions
End Quote Moise Katumbi President, TP Mazembe
"There is a lot of football talent in Africa and it is just a question of marshalling that talent," says journalist Mike Kavanagh.
"Teams in sub-Saharan Africa are inspired and think that if TP Mazembe can achieve that with only an investment of $10m, then they can do it too," he adds.
The success of TP Mazembe should attract more money into the game - money which will help local talent stay in the country and continue to play for African teams - rather than being lured to clubs in Europe.
Africa's national sides did not perform too well in the World Cup but if players are kept in Africa it must benefit the national teams.
The next few years could be an exciting time for African football.
Faith rewarded As a reward for their loyalty, Mr Katumbi has paid for 100 fans to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to Abu Dhabi to see the final against Inter Milan.
"They are preparing for a big game and shouldn't get distracted," says Bennett Lupinda, a tennis coach by profession and one of the fans selected by the club president to go on the trip.
He believes the team could go all the way and emerge victorious from the final, although the odds are stacked heavily against them.
"Our aim is to go back to Africa as champions," says Mr Katumbi, "and to enter the next [Club] World Cup."
"We have put TP Mazembe on the map and we are going to continue to remain on the map," decrees Mr Katumbi.
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Ashes: England crash to defeat as Aussies level series
Third Ashes Test, Perth (day four):
Australia 268 & 309 beat England 187 & 123 by 267 runs
Match scorecard
Harris took four of the five wickets to fall on Sunday
By Oliver Brett
Australia needed only 50 minutes on the fourth day to take England's last five wickets and wrap up a 267-run win in the third Ashes Test at the Waca.
The emphatic victory levels the five-match series at 1-1, with the contest moving to Melbourne on Boxing Day.
Ryan Harris finished with a Test-best 6-47 as England were all out for 123.
The tourists resumed at 81-5, seeking an unlikely 391 to win in Perth, but Harris took four of the last five wickets and England folded meekly.
Having produced some disappointing cricket on days two and three, and in a hopeless position overnight, there was little indication England had much appetite to force the game as far as lunch on Sunday.
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Australia had endured some sticky moments in a match they had to win. First they crashed to 69-5 on day one, then their eventual 268 looked certain to be surpassed when Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook put on 78 for the first wicket in England's reply.
But from the moment Cook was dismissed by Mitchell Johnson on Friday morning, Australia dominated affairs to an ominous degree - so much so that England began day four rated 50-1 no-hopers to pull off a shock victory.
Even those odds looked untempting once Harris and Johnson - who each finished the match with nine wickets - began to work over an unusually tentative James Anderson.
In the fourth over of the morning, undecided whether to come forward or back, England's night-watchman was clean bowled by Harris.
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Ashes joy follows disaster with this England team as surely as the wise paparazzo follows Shane Warne
It began a depressing sequence: Ian Bell hit some typically pleasing shots before attempting to hit Harris across the line and missing.
As the ball thudded into his pads off a full length, he was obviously lbw to a delivery that would have knocked out middle stump - but England reviewed the decision in desperation as captain Strauss looked on ruefully from the dressing room balcony.
Matt Prior looked suspect against the short ball in both innings and three balls after removing Bell, Harris had his third victim of the day. It came from a ball of extra pace which Prior fended off the shoulder of his bat to Mike Hussey, the only centurion of the match, positioned at gully.
The end came quickly. Swann interrupted the sequence of Harris wickets, aiming an ambitious drive at Johnson which crashed into his stumps off a crooked inside edge, and Steven Finn's edge off Harris was comfortably taken by Steve Smith at third slip.
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Though Australia were excellent value for their win, all is not lost for England. Conditions will be very different at Melbourne, where a damp build-up has ensured there is no chance to recreate the hard, bouncy Perth wicket that played into Australia's hands.
The drop-in pitch at the MCG will be well grassed to start with, but will generally play flatter and may behave more like the one in the previous Test at Adelaide, where England won by an innings.
Hours after their win, Australia named an unchanged 12-man squad for Melbourne - with the 11 players on duty at Perth joined by uncapped left-arm spinner Michael Beer, who was left out of the side on the first morning.
If a stand-by player is required as cover for captain Ricky Ponting - who did not take the field on Sunday after fracturing the little finger of his left hand while fielding late on Saturday - his identity will be announced in due course.
Third Ashes Test, Perth (day four):
Australia 268 & 309 beat England 187 & 123 by 267 runs
Match scorecard
By Oliver Brett
Australia needed only 50 minutes on the fourth day to take England's last five wickets and wrap up a 267-run win in the third Ashes Test at the Waca.
The emphatic victory levels the five-match series at 1-1, with the contest moving to Melbourne on Boxing Day.
Ryan Harris finished with a Test-best 6-47 as England were all out for 123.
The tourists resumed at 81-5, seeking an unlikely 391 to win in Perth, but Harris took four of the last five wickets and England folded meekly.
Having produced some disappointing cricket on days two and three, and in a hopeless position overnight, there was little indication England had much appetite to force the game as far as lunch on Sunday.
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Strauss admits poor batting performance
Australia had endured some sticky moments in a match they had to win. First they crashed to 69-5 on day one, then their eventual 268 looked certain to be surpassed when Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook put on 78 for the first wicket in England's reply.
But from the moment Cook was dismissed by Mitchell Johnson on Friday morning, Australia dominated affairs to an ominous degree - so much so that England began day four rated 50-1 no-hopers to pull off a shock victory.
Even those odds looked untempting once Harris and Johnson - who each finished the match with nine wickets - began to work over an unusually tentative James Anderson.
In the fourth over of the morning, undecided whether to come forward or back, England's night-watchman was clean bowled by Harris.
Ashes joy follows disaster with this England team as surely as the wise paparazzo follows Shane Warne
It began a depressing sequence: Ian Bell hit some typically pleasing shots before attempting to hit Harris across the line and missing.
As the ball thudded into his pads off a full length, he was obviously lbw to a delivery that would have knocked out middle stump - but England reviewed the decision in desperation as captain Strauss looked on ruefully from the dressing room balcony.
Matt Prior looked suspect against the short ball in both innings and three balls after removing Bell, Harris had his third victim of the day. It came from a ball of extra pace which Prior fended off the shoulder of his bat to Mike Hussey, the only centurion of the match, positioned at gully.
The end came quickly. Swann interrupted the sequence of Harris wickets, aiming an ambitious drive at Johnson which crashed into his stumps off a crooked inside edge, and Steven Finn's edge off Harris was comfortably taken by Steve Smith at third slip.
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Ponting praises bowler Johnson
Though Australia were excellent value for their win, all is not lost for England. Conditions will be very different at Melbourne, where a damp build-up has ensured there is no chance to recreate the hard, bouncy Perth wicket that played into Australia's hands.
The drop-in pitch at the MCG will be well grassed to start with, but will generally play flatter and may behave more like the one in the previous Test at Adelaide, where England won by an innings.
Hours after their win, Australia named an unchanged 12-man squad for Melbourne - with the 11 players on duty at Perth joined by uncapped left-arm spinner Michael Beer, who was left out of the side on the first morning.
If a stand-by player is required as cover for captain Ricky Ponting - who did not take the field on Sunday after fracturing the little finger of his left hand while fielding late on Saturday - his identity will be announced in due course.
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Arsenal sign Japanese midfielder Ryo Miyaichi
Arsenal have confirmed that 18-year-old Japanese forward Ryo Miyaichi will be joining the club in January.
The player, who has represented Japan at Under-17 level, impressed Gunners manager Arsene Wenger during a trial spell with the club earlier this year.
"He trialled with us in the summer and has raw ability which has attracted many clubs around the world," Wenger told the club's official website.
"I look forward to helping him fulfil his potential here at Arsenal."
Miyaichi is set to take part in the forthcoming All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, where he is representing Chukyodai Chuyko High School.
Once the national championships are concluded, Ryo will join up with his new team-mates in London.
Arsenal have confirmed that 18-year-old Japanese forward Ryo Miyaichi will be joining the club in January.
The player, who has represented Japan at Under-17 level, impressed Gunners manager Arsene Wenger during a trial spell with the club earlier this year.
"He trialled with us in the summer and has raw ability which has attracted many clubs around the world," Wenger told the club's official website.
"I look forward to helping him fulfil his potential here at Arsenal."
Miyaichi is set to take part in the forthcoming All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, where he is representing Chukyodai Chuyko High School.
Once the national championships are concluded, Ryo will join up with his new team-mates in London.
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