Australian seamers ran through the England’s batting unit to win the fifth and final Test in Hobart by 146 runs within three days and seal the Ashes Test series 4-0. Chasing 271 runs to win, England were bundled out for a mere total of 124 runs.
English openers Rory Burns and Zak Crawley started the chase brightly enough, but once Cameron Green dismissed Burns on the stroke of tea, they started to collapse.
Solid opening partnership
The openers put 68 runs for the first wicket. But the three lions eventually lost all their 10 wickets within a span of only 56 runs.
England captain Joe Root endured a difficult series defeat after some bright starts, but there was nothing he could do when a Scott Boland delivery barely bounced, shooting through and crashing into the bottom of off-stump.
The wickets continued to tumble after that with no one offering any resistance and it was no surprise when Australia wrapped up the win 40 minutes before stumps.
Cameron Green, who also removed Crawley and Dawid Malan, finished with 3 for 21, while Boland and Pat Cummins also took three wickets each.
It was all set up by Travis Head in the first innings for Australia; his 101 (off 113 balls) helped the hosts to reach 303 in the first innings. Aussies were reeling at 12-3 when Head and Marnus Labuschagne resurrected the Aussie innings.
Cummins leading from the front
Skipper Cummins led the Australia bowling unit after picking up 4 wickets conceding 45 runs in the first innings. Mitchell Starc claimed 3-53 as the visitors were bowled out for 188. Leading 115 in the second innings Australia were 37-3 at stumps on day two.
Australia scored 155 runs in the second innings. England pacer Mark Wood showed a terrific bowling display and claimed 6 wickets.
Alex Carey, who was the top scorer with 49 runs in the second innings and all-rounder Green tried to rebuild the innings for Australia and took the score to 112 before Stuart Broad was reintroduced into the attack with an immediate effect. Broad managed to dismiss Green (23 off 47 balls).
The hosts could have easily won the series 5-0, but due to a bad weather and heroics from England's lower order in the Sydney Test, the visitors somehow secured in avoiding a humiliating whitewash.
