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23-Aug-2015 14:58:00 GMT
England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, 4th day

Siddle Four set up Consolation Victory for Australia

London: Australia completed a comprehensive victory in the fifth Test to dampen England's Ashes-winning celebrations at The Oval on Sunday.

The tourists took England's four remaining second-innings wickets either side of a three-hour rain delay to win by an innings and 46 runs.

Peter Siddle made the breakthrough when he trapped Mark Wood lbw for six before Jos Buttler chipped Mitchell Marsh to mid-off for 42.

When play resumed in mid-afternoon sunshine Siddle bowled Stuart Broad and had Moeen Ali caught behind for 35 to finish with 4-35 as England were bowled out for 286.

The defeat will have no bearing on the destination of the Ashes, with England captain Alastair Cook poised to lift the iconic urn after his team won the series 3-2.

The hosts, underdogs coming into the series, avenged the 5-0 whitewash down under in 2010-11 and have now won all four home Ashes series since 2001.

Australia will take solace from the emphatic manner in which they finished the series, ensuring they sent captain Michael Clarke into retirement on a winning note.

Clarke was given a standing ovation by The Oval crowd as he led out his team-mates on the fourth day, with England resuming on 203-6.

He announced his retirement after the Ashes were surrendered in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge and will hand over the reins to batsman Steve Smith.

When Siddle took the final wicket, Clarke, who captained Australia in 47 of his 115 Tests, was engulfed by his team-mates before he and fellow retiring team-mate Chris Rogers held souvenir stumps aloft and soaked up the crowd's applause.

Clarke then darted across the outfield to acknowledge the travelling Australia fans, signing autographs and posing for pictures.

England will travel to Australia to defend the Ashes in 2017-18.

Brief scores
Australia -
481 (Smith 143, Warner 85, Voges 76, Starc 58, Finn 3-90)
England - 149 (Johnson 3-21, Marsh 3-30) and 286 (Cook 85, Siddle 4-35)
Result - Australia won by an innings and 46 runs
MOM - Steven SMith (Australia)


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