Finally, England win a Test match on Australian soil after 5,472 days (almost 15 years), their first since the 2011 Ashes victory in Sydney!
After a tumultuous fourth Ashes match that ended in two days, a resilient England won their first Test on Australian territory in fifteen years on Saturday, regaining their wounded pride with a valiant four-wicket triumph.
Following the 20 wickets that fell on day one, the enthusiastic visitors bowled Australia for 132 shortly after noon in front of a boisterous 92,045 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Due to their poor preparation and accusations of excessive drinking during a mid-series beach break, England arrived to Melbourne under intense pressure after collapsing in the first three Test matches.
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When is the fifth Ashes Test?
January 4-8, in Sydney. In the UK, play starts each day at 11.30 pm.
- Australia 4-1: 2/1
- Australia 3-2: 10/1
When did England last win the Ashes?
The first Ashes series was played in 1882-83. Since then, there have been 73 series with Australia winning 34 and England 32. Seven series have finished as a draw.
Australia have enjoyed the upper hand in recent times, with England not winning a series since the summer of 2015 on home soil.
England have won away series just twice since 1980, with those victories coming in 1986-87 and 2010-11. Those teams have passed into greatness; such is the difficulty of winning in Australia.
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