See how the final Test match ended as the home side belted the tourists.
Australia crushed England by 281 runs to claim a 5-0 Ashes series whitewash on the third day of the final Test in Sydney on Sunday.
England were bundled out for just 166, chasing an improbable target of 448 runs, lasting for just 31.4 overs and 147 minutes.
Ryan Harris captured five for 25 and man-of-the-series Mitchell Johnson 3-40 to rout the beleaguered tourists.
England’s Stuart Broad scored 42 off 36 balls, hitting three fours and four sixes.
England capitulated in three days after winning the toss and sending Australia in to bat.
The humiliating clean sweep is expected to have major ramifications for English cricket after they beat Australia 3-0 in England just months ago.
Scoreboard at the close on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday:
Australia 1st innings 326 (S. Smith 115, B. Haddin 75; B. Stokes 6-99):
England 1st innings 155 (B. Stokes 47; P.Siddle 3-23, M. Johnson 3-33, R. Harris 3-36)
Australia 2nd innings (overnight 140 for 4):
Chris Rogers c and b Borthwick 119
David Warner lbw b Anderson 16
Shane Watson c Bairstow b Anderson 9
Michael Clarke c Bairstow b Broad 6
Steve Smith c Cook b Stokes 7
George Bailey c Borthwick b Broad 46
Brad Haddin b Borthwick 28
Mitchell Johnson b Stokes 4
Ryan Harris c Carberry b Borthwick 13
Peter Siddle c Bairstow b Rankin 4
Nathan Lyon not out 6
Extras (lb14, w2, nb2) 18
Total (all out; 61.3 overs) 276
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Warner), 2-47 (Watson), 3-72 (Clarke), 4-91 (Smith), 5-200 (Bailey), 6-239 (Haddin), 7-244 (Johnson), 8-255 (Rogers), 9-266 (Harris), 10-276 (Siddle)
Bowling: Anderson 15-6-46-2, Broad 14-1-57-2 (2nb, 1w), Rankin 12.3-0-47-1, Stokes 10-0-62-2 (1w), Borthwick 6-0-33-3, Pietersen 4-1-17-0
England 2nd innings:
Alastair Cook c Haddin b Johnson 7
Michael Carberry c Haddin b Johnson 43
Ian Bell c Warner b Harris 16
Kevin Pietersen c Bailey b Harris 6
Gary Ballance lbw b Johnson 7
Ben Stokes b Harris 32
Jonny Bairstow c Bailey b Lyon 0
Scott Borthwick c Clarke b Lyon 4
Stuart Broad b Harris 42
James Anderson not out 1
Boyd rankin c Clarke b Harris 0
Extras (b5, lb2, nb1) 8
Total (all out; 31.4 overs) 166
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Cook), 2-37 (Bell), 3-57 (Pietersen), 4-87 (Carberry), 5-90 (Ballance), 6-91 (Bairstow), 7-95 (Borthwick), 8-139 (Stokes), 9-166 (Broad), 10-166 (Rankin)
Bowling: Harris 9.4-4-25-5, Johnson 9-1-40-3 (1nb), Siddle 4-1-24-0, Lyon 9-0-70-2
Australia won by 281 runs
Australia won series 5-0
Toss: England
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK), Marais Erasmus (RSA)
TV umpire: Tony Hill (NZL)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
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