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Australia v England 5th test
Australia v England 5th test
Wed, Jan 7, '26 at 11:25 PM
Australia won by 5 wkts
ENG 384 & 342
AUS 567 & 161/5
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
PLAYER OF THE SERIES
Wed, Jan 7, '26 at 11:29 PM
This wasn't a full-strength Australian side. No Hazlewood for the entire series,
Cummins featured in just one match,
Lyon hardly had a role in the first Test, was dropped for the day-night Test and then got injured in the third Test.
There was a debutant at the top of the order as well.
"It's probably the worst Australian team since 2010," were the words of former England bowler, Stuart Broad, before the start of this Ashes.
And, yet, they won the series 4-1 and have probably buried Bazball in the process.
The Australians, throughout the series, found a way to win crunch moments.