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Australia have lost their fourth straight Ashes series, and England has come out on top in just 11 days of cricket.

England were 65-1 in their second innings shortly after lunch on day two of the first Test in Perth, leading by 105 and seemingly in charge after a brilliant fast bowling display to defeat Australia for 132.

England had a chance of winning if their bowlers could fire once more on a challenging pitch at Perth Stadium, but Australia still needed 205 to win.

England has endured a lot of misery in the Ashes, with last winning a Test there in 1986.

However, England won the day-night second test, batted first, and placed 176-3 in a strong position.

Then Harry Brook’s brain faded as he attempted to hit Mitchell Starc with a wild drive in the twilight. Josh Inglis quickly ran out of Ben Stokes after making a mistake.

England once more had a chance to make up for their errors, but the Gabba’s first day saw a poor fielding performance.

Overall, they had five clear chances, with Ben Duckett’s penalty-heavy drop and Jamie Smith’s three-run drop and Ben Duckett’s misslead attempt being the most costly.

To reduce their first-innings deficit on day three in Brisbane, England still had a chance to win it.

To retake the lead over Australia and give their bowlers a difficult target to defend, England needed to show discipline.

After being under pressure, England fell to a score of 90-1, but Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley both drove on Michael Neser’s up-chip return catches, leaving England at 241.

When Usman Khawaja was forced to miss the second Test with a back injury and was initially not chosen for the starting XI for the third Test at the Adelaide Oval, his Ashes and perhaps even international career appeared to be over.

However, Steve Smith was called back to bat at number four after falling to the crease in 10 overs as Australia fell to 33-2.

When England believed they had him caught behind the Tongue, Australia were 245-6 and Carey 72. England immediately reviewed the appeal after Empire Ahsan Raza rejected it.

TV umpire Chris Gaffaney did not overturn the decision because the ball appeared to be being thrown away from the bat at the time of the sound, which was present on the Snicko technology.

Later, it became clear that the Snicko operator had chosen the strikers’ end over the bowlers’ end.

The following day, there was more controversy surrounding the technology involving England keeper Smith, and BBG Sports, the owner of Snicko, accepted responsibility.

Australia’s top bowling attack put in their best display of the series, despite England needing a passable day-two Adelaide pitch to bat well on.

On his return from injury, Captain Pat Cummins took the crucial wicket from Joe Root to send England reeling (71) with a strong performance.

Former England spinner Alex Hartley said on Test Match Special: “It’s done, it’s dusted, Australia – give them the urn.”

England led by 85 after the first innings thanks to Stokes and Archer’s excellent battle to lessen the damage.

England might have had a shot at knocking the rest over cheaply and leaving themselves in a difficult but not impossible chase with a score of 149-4 and a 234 advantage over the hosts in their second innings.

Head had additional concepts. The South Australian’s sublime 170 on his home turf put the Test beyond England, which was Australia’s makeshift masterstroke of moving Head to opener.

Adelaide Oval, day five of the third Ashes Test

Australia 371: Carey 106, Archer 5-53 &amp, 349: Head 170, Tongue 4-70

England 286: Stokes 83, Boland 3-45 &amp, 352: Crawley 85, Cummins 3-48

Australia won the series by 82 runs to take the lead of five games.

As yet another Ashes match in Australia was lost in three Tests, England’s Bazball project is in disarray.

On the fifth day of their third Test in Adelaide, the visitors went 3-0 up and extended their winless streak to 18 matches.

A 40-minute rain shower, England’s Jamie Smith and Will Jacks, and hamstring injury to Nathan Lyon caused delays for Australia.

Smith hit Mitchell Starc in the face, and he had 60. After battling past lunch for his 47, Jacks edged the same bowler to first-choice, where Marnus Labuschagne once more captured a stunning catch.

England’s misery lasted for 14 years and counting when Josh Tongue defeated Scott Boland to take the match against Labuschagne.

England’s intended goal was to finally compete in Australia, one of the most highly anticipated Ashes in recent memory.

Instead, it has turned out to be the worst tour in recent memory, leaving doubts about the futures of captain Ben Stokes, head coach Brendon McCullum, and cricket director Rob Key.

England must now find a solution in either Melbourne or Sydney to avoid the humiliating result of a 5-0 clean sweep. They have only 11 days left to win the Ashes.

England have lost its first three Tests on an Ashes tour for the fourth time in a row. It will be 12 years since England won the previous Ashes match in 2027 when Australia travel to the United States.

Who will be in charge of England at the time? It will be up for a lot of discussion. Up until the end of that series, Stokes and McCullum have contracts. Key is likely under more pressure than either of the two men in theory, but he has the upper hand.

The Australians, who had the series openers with questions about selection and squad age, are delighted with this victory.

Steve Smith is not in Adelaide, Josh Hazlewood is out for the entire series, and Captain Pat Cummins missed the first two Tests.

McCullum claimed the Ashes could “define” the group while Stokes claimed this tour was a chance for his England team to “create history.”

England will be viewed as losers in this nation because of how tightly connected their history is with that of all the other Ashes tourists who are being humbled beneath.

Australia’s hard-nosed, ruthless, and relentless Test cricket has exposed the Bazball ideology. Despite a 2-2 draw in the UK two years ago, there was always suspicion, even mockery, in this nation’s play. Australia’s position has been proven.

England’s selection, preparation, and method were all found to be subpar. This tour will be remembered for bringing disdain to warm-up games, a vacation in Noosa, and Stokes talking about “weak men” in his dressing room.

England improved in Adelaide despite making too many errors despite their own failure in the first two Tests.

Usman Khawaja was dropped on the first morning of the game, and Ollie Pope and Harry Brook both committed poor shots in the first and second innings, respectively. The Alex Carey Snicko controversy was ultimately lost on England’s defense.

It appears that the embarrassing 5-0 situation can be avoided. Although Jacob Bethell, a 22-year-old man still a first-class 100, is England’s only reserve batter, Pope will undoubtedly be excluded from the fourth Test in Melbourne.

Shoaib Bashir looks unaffordable and was chosen to be England’s first-choice spinner. The two seamers who haven’t played in this series, Matthew Potts and Matthew Fisher, would need both if other bowlers were available and fit.

Australia was described as aging, inflicted by injuries, and struggling to adjust to their first partnership.

If Travis Head had not been chosen to start in the first Test match against Khawaja for the second innings of the first Test in Perth, might things have turned out differently. One of the greatest Ashes moments was Head’s match-winning century, which gave Australia unquenchable momentum.

In the first two Tests, Starc’s bowling nearly completely destroyed England, covering for Hazlewood and Cummins. One of the best glovework exhibitions a wicketkeeper has seen in a single series is being put together by Carey.

Cummins’ back injury put him at risk of missing the series, but he recovered quickly enough to play again in Adelaide. The captain was outstanding despite not bowling a ball since July.

They will now aim to join the three other Australian teams that have annihilated the English with a 5-0 victory in what will undoubtedly be their final home matches.

England was 228 shy of completing the most successful chase in Test history with a score of 207-6. Although the Adelaide Oval was only one-third full, admission fees were lowered.

Before the rain broke, Smith had two sixes over the leg side, and Jacks had to be concerned when he rolled his ankle in a single.

Smith and Lyon both continued to attack with quick drives following the restart, and they are now doubtful for the rest of the series because of a diving stop on the fine-leg boundary.

Smith drove Cummins over his head to make his first Ashes half-century when Australia attempted a shot too many at Starc before taking the second new ball. A fine catch was reversed by Cummins in mid-on to put an end to a 91-wicket stand.

In Brydon Carse, Jacks found a willing ally for a partnership of 52. After eating lunch, Starc returned and, for the second time in the match, Labuschagne swooped to his left to claim a sensational one-handed grab.

Zak Crawley (6-1) showed admirable combat and adaptability in England’s second innings, but he probably needs a hundred to avoid a post-series clearout.

Ollie Pope: 2: Test career is currently over? 17.6 on the Ashes Tests average. Only England’s Dennis Amiss, who has played less than Pope’s 16 innings in the top six of Ashes Tests this century, has had as many games as Pope has in this century.

Joe Root: 4 starts, no compelling contribution. Cummins, who calls Root a bunny, twice refrained from using them. The skipper of Australia must be pleased that the Yorkshireman did not make the series’ first two Tests.

Harry Brook (5-5) delivered on his promise to “rein it in,” but Lyon’s reverse-sweeping in the second innings was ugly. If Australia doesn’t see his best on this tour, that would be a huge waste.

Will Jacks, 6, be unfairly asked to work for a veteran’s employer? He made himself more difficult to leave out, but he did admirably with the bat.

Brydon Carse – 5 – Continuing a strange tour that doesn’t do well when he picks up wickets. The decision to replace the Durham man in Melbourne has been made by England.

Jofra Archer, 8, has won the tour’s MVP award. First five-wicket haul in six years and the first half-century in the Test. demonstrating that his time awaited a return to full fitness was more than worthwhile.

Travis Head – 8 – In the second innings, South Australia’s favorite son scored a century to squander any last-ditch hope England might have had. A pivotal moment in the series’ outcome is Head’s promotion to the opening batting position.

Marnus Labuschagne – 5 – No real impact with the bat, but two sensational catches on second slip earn an extra mark. There is still a nagging doubt that he will be successful by the series’ conclusion.

Usman Khawaja – 7 had a chance to recover from Steve Smith’s illness, though Harry Brook provided the life he had lost. should replace him with Sydney.

Cameron Green, 4, struggled to match his enormous price tag and batting two places too high. In the first innings, Brook took the crucial wicket.

Alex Carey is attempting to challenge Mitchell Starc as the series’ player. Because he should have been given out in the first inning, Lopez loses.

Josh Inglis (4-3): An important 32 when England initially sensed momentum but hasn’t fully seized it. When Smith returns, it might be squeezed out.

How has Pat Cummins, a 7-year veteran, missed a game since July? immediately gains unwavering accuracy and a groove. An Ashes-winning captain once more.

Mitchell Starc (6-1) took the crucial wickets of Jamie Smith and Will Jacks on the final day, but he did not reach the heights of the first two Tests.

Nathan Lyon, 6, outlasted England’s resistance with a triple-wicket burst on the fourth evening before slipping off with a hamstring injury on the final day. Could be cancelled due to the series.