ASHES winner Isa Guha described England's victory parade through London as the best day of her life.

The High Wycombe cricketer joined her colleagues and Michael Vaughan's victorious side as both teams celebrated beating the Australians.

The players received a rapturous reception from 250,000 jubilant fans as they travelled on an open top bus before moving onto a Downing Street reception with Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Guha who helped the women's team secure their first Ashes win since 1963 when they won the final Test, sang herself hoarse as she joined Freddie Flintoff and the teams in a singalong.

The next day her voice sounded like she'd been gargling with acid as she tried to conduct an interview with the Free Press.

Instead, she writes exclusively for our readers:

"What an amazing day for cricket! We started at Mansion House, then the open-top bus ride ending up at Trafalgar Square and then to Number Ten, Downing Street, finishing up at Lord's to return the Ashes.

Champagne was flowing all day and when we arrived at the men's hotel it was obvious that it been flowing from the previous evening.

Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen and Geraint Jones were probably in the worst state but it was fair enough the men had just won the Ashes and deserved to celebrate and party all through the night.

When we won the Ashes, we had a few drinks but we were so tired, we passed out at about 11pm and then had to start preparing for our next One Day International so this was our opportunity to really celebrate.

The open-top bus ride was the highlight of the day. The number of people that turned up was beyond our wildest dreams. They were on the streets, in buildings and even on rooftops.

The journey began at Mansion House and ended up at Trafalgar Square with the men's bus in front of ours. Players were pouring champagne into the crowd and enjoying this momentous occasion. The girls were just thrilled to be a part of it.

I thought that the streets were bringing the biggest crowds until we turned into Trafalgar Square where there was a sea of people waiting.

Thousands of flags were being waved, people were dancing in the fountains and the Barmy Army were in their element. The amount of support was tremendous.

The most emotional moment was when both the men and women stood on the stage, arm in arm, singing along to Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory and the National Anthem.

Afterwards we headed to Downing Street to meet Tony Blair which was a great experience. We walked in to find all of the staff lined up and clapping.

We entered the garden where we waited for the PM. The men were slightly distraught by the lack of alcohol on arrival and Flintoff and Steve Harmison were resting on the swings.

When Tony Blair arrived he came to meet everyone separately and then we headed outside for photos.

We then got back on the bus to Lord's where I decided it would be a great time to have a quick powernap. We walked across the ground to have more photos and the ceremonial handing over of the Ashes.

Finally we all headed into the Long Room for another reception and more champagne.

This was quite special to me as I have never been in the Long Room before and it is the most prestigious place at the home of cricket. A place where women used to be banned from.

Looking back I think it is fair to say that it was the best day of our lives. The girls were all really excited to have this opportunity and it is true that all this would not have been possible if the men hadn't won as well so we are very grateful to them.

They deserved all the attention they got and the recognition we did get in the national press was a massive boost for women's cricket and can hopefully lead the way for women's sport in general.

But the main thing is that cricket is rejoicing and the women's profile is being raised. Thursday was the perfect end to a victorious summer of cricket."