Australia beat England by five wickets to seal 4-1 Ashes series win

Independent.co reports England’s Ashes misadventure ended in Sydney as Australia won the final Test by five wickets to complete a comprehensive 4-1 series victory. The last day had an end-of-term looseness, Australia losing five batters in a messy pursuit of 160 but still taking care of business.

Josh Tongue led the attack with three for 42—again highlighting the criticism of his omission from the first two Tests—Will Jacks removed Steve Smith with a ripper, and Usman Khawaja was dismissed for six in his farewell knock. Travis Head finished the series with 629 runs at 62.90 and Mitchell Starc closed with 31 scalps at 19.93, the pair repeatedly outclassing the England ranks.

The match featured another contentious DRS episode as a Snicko review went against England, with Brydon Carse furious after TV official Kumar Dharmasena ruled a small ripple insufficient to give him the wicket of Jake Weatherald; Carse confronted on-field umpire Ahsan Raza and was moved along by Ben Stokes.

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