Australia beat England by 146 runs to secure 4-0 Ashes victory
England failed to capitalize on a chance to win the final Ashes Test and suffered yet another batting collapse as Australia sealed a 146 run-win to round off the series.
England failed to capitalize on a chance to win the final Ashes Test and suffered yet another batting collapse as Australia sealed a 146 run-win to round off the series.
Scott Boland claimed remarkable figures of 6-7 on debut as Australia bowled an incompetent England out for 68 to take an unassailable 3-0 Ashes lead and retain the urn in the process.
Australia have, once again, taken full control of another Ashes Test match after England’s woes with the bat showed no sign of stopping at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Marnus Labuschagne struck a first Ashes century as Australia asserted their dominance on the second Test, with England made to pay for more costly errors.
England’s hopes of winning in Brisbane for the first time in 35 years appear to be fading as Travis Head’s century helped the hosts dominate the opening Ashes Test.