That's it!But,how i can miss smith's figures.Fondly called as the modern-age at home, the australian captain amassed 687 in seven innings.England just couldn't get him out.There will be plenty of changes for the odi series which is starting from 14th january.we'll be back for that.We enjoyed covering all matches.
Australia, on the contrary, got almost everything right.Credit to australian selectors who raised quite a few ayebrows with their selection, but they were proved righ.The bowlers reamain fit for all five matches.Paine was excellent behind the stumps and scored some crucial runs when his team need it.The marsh brothers scored couple of centuries.
What went wrong for Englan? As jimmy said at the presentation, they couldn't win key moment and how much of a factor did ben stockes's absence play.Cook barring that double ton didn't fire.He scored just 132 runs in his eight innings.One of the key spots the no. 3 given to vince and he was the biggest disappointment.Six out of his nine dismisels caught behind.
Player of the match PAT CUMMINS.
Player of the series steven smith.
Most runs in ashea series as a captain.
810 D Bradman (1936/1937) (9 innings)
732 D Gower (1985) (9)
681 S Smith (2017/18) (7)
680 D Bradman (1946/47) (8)
Hishest totals in an ashes series
662/9 dec aus vs eng, 2017/18 at perth
659/8 dec aus vs eng, sydeny (1946/47)
649/7 dec aus vs eng, sydeny (2017/18)
-Two of the three came in this series.
-England lost their eight succesive test at the WACA- the joint most consecutive tests a team lost at a single venue(Zimbabwe lost eight at Bulawayo QSC b/w 2005 and 2017.
-cook now has a part of 15 losses out of 20 tests he has played in australia- the most by any player in a visiting country.He went past 14 each by Jack Hobbs and Sachin Tendulkar in Australia.
5th test scores
Eng 346 and 180
AUS 649/7 dec