Australia WIN the Ashes after just 11 days of cricket as England's fightback is too little, too late - now Pat Cummins' side seek a whitewash to crush Bazball, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
Australia have regained the urn after just 11 days of cricket - the joint-swiftest Ashes triumph since 1921 - after completing an 82-run victory on the fifth day in Adelaide. Smith swung Nathan Lyon over midwicket for six, then pulled Cameron Green for six more – calculated, not indiscriminatory, hitting. When he glanced Scott Boland for four to bring up the 50 stand, the target dropped below three figures. The result left England to ponder several what-ifs from the game's four and a half days. What if England had batted with a bit more urgency on a second day of 40-degree heat?
Source: Daily Mail December 21, 2025 16:49 UTC
