Australia, after losing the toss, had piled up 481
Australia's Michael Clarke walks off the pitch past his Australian teammates after ending his final test match on the forth day of the fifth Ashes cricket test between England and Australia at the Oval cricket ground in London. (Photo: AP)
London: Australia sent captain Michael Clarke into international retirement with an innings and 46-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Sunday.
Even so England, who had already regained the Ashes, won the series 3-2 with Clarke the first Australian in more than a century to be on the losing side in four successive Ashes series in Britain.
When impressive paceman Peter Siddle had Moeen Ali (35) caught behind, England, following-on, had been dismissed for 286 in their second innings on the fourth day. Siddle, only playing after Josh Hazlewood was injured, bowled with both pace and control on his way to innings figures of four for 35 in 24.4 overs — including 12 maidens.
His return made the experienced 30-year-old seamer’s omission from the previous four Tests all the more surprising. Australia’s victory on Sunday meant none of the Tests in this Ashes had gone to a fifth day — a testament to the general lack of batting resilience in both sides.
Australia, after losing the toss, had piled up 481. This included Steven Smith’s 143 — an innings which saw him become the first Australian to score more than 500 runs in an Ashes series in England since Matthew Elliott in 1997.
Scoreboard
Australia 1st Innings: 481. England 1st Innings: 149. England 2nd Innings (following on, overnight 203/6): A. Lyth c Clarke b Siddle 10, A. Cook c Voges b Smith 85, I. Bell c Clarke b Marsh 13, J. Root c Starc b Johnson 11, J. Bairstow c Voges b Lyon 26, B. Stokes c Clarke b Lyon 0, J. Buttler c Starc b Marsh 42, M. Wood lbw b Siddle 6, M. Ali c Nevill b Siddle 35, S. Broad b Siddle 11, S. Finn (not out) 9. Extras (b12, lb18, w7, nb1) 38. Total (all out in 101.4 overs) 286.
FoW: 1-19, 2-62, 3-99, 4-140, 5-140, 6-199, 7-221, 8-223, 9-263, 10-286.
Bowling: Johnson 16-2-65-1, Starc 16-4-40-0, Lyon 28-7-53-2, Siddle 24.4-12-35-4, Marsh 16-4-56-2, Smith 1-0-7-1
( Source : AFP )
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