England captain Joe Root eventually succumbed to illness and the lower order could muster little resistance after lunch on the fifth day. Josh Hazlewood took the final wicket to dismiss the hosts for 180, as Joe Root's battling half-century after being released from hospital and allowed to resume batting Monday briefly gave the embattled tourists hope of salvaging a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground. FIGHTING SPIRIT (AP Photo)England managed only three centuries to Australia's nine over the series, with home skipper Steve Smith alone matching their tally. Off spinner Lyon dismissed the all-rounder seven times in nine innings over the series with four of those leg before decisions. Root received an ovation when he came out to resume his innings and had soon secured his 37th test half century with three runs to fine leg.

Source: India Today January 08, 2018 03:56 UTC