Australia romped to an innings and 123 victory over England after dismissing the tourists for 180 on the final day of the fifth test on Monday to complete a 4-0 Ashes triumph that fell short of a whitewash was but was little less emphatic. READ | Sydney heat hits Joe Root as England lose 5th Ashes Test to AustraliaJosh Hazlewood performed the coup de grace when he had James Anderson caught behind for two. FIGHTING SPIRITEngland 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: Hindustan Times January 08, 2018 03:33 UTC