Australia complete 5-0 Ashes sweep
Michael Clarke was asked at the toss if he knew which two captains had led Australia to 5-0 Ashes clean sweeps. Yes, Warwick Armstrong and Ricky Ponting, he replied. Now there are three
02/01Result
5th Test, England tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 3-5 2014
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![Australia]( "Australia")
326 & 276 -
![England]( "England")
155 & 166 (31.4 ov)
Player of the Match
02/01Result
5th Test, England tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 3-5 2014
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![Australia]( "Australia")
326 & 276 -
![England]( "England")
155 & 166 (31.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Day 2
England fold as 5-0 beckons
Right from the moment Alastair Cook padded up to the second ball of the morning and was lbw to Ryan Harris, this was a disastrous day for England. It was the day on which an Australian 5-0 clean sweep became all but inevitable.
Day 1
Smith and Haddin save Australia again
Again Australia's top order failed in the first innings, again Brad Haddin and Steven Smith rescued the team and again England were left to wonder what could have been
Others
Why send-offs are ludicrous
Why do some bowlers feel the need to jeer the dismissed batsman as he walks off?
Well-prepared England well beaten
Andy Flower has been the best coach England have had but the environment he created has led to 5-0
Lehmann removed anxiety - Haddin
Australia's vice-captain says he plans to go on till the 2015 World Cup, and credits Darren Lehmann for fostering a relaxed dressing-room culture
Clarke rates Johnson among greats
Mitchell Johnson has joined the ranks of Australia's greatest bowlers by terrifying England's batsmen in a way not seen for many a year, Michael Clarke has said
England's road to hell
At the end, as their coach vowed to get more intense and controlling, England's players drifted round the SCG like broken machines
England at 'rock bottom' - Cook
Alastair Cook admitted England had hit "rock bottom" after their Ashes whitewash but believes the team came recover from the humiliation
Australia's attack proves fitter, faster and deeper
Australia's triumph was achieved on the back of an attack who proved themselves the fittest, fastest and perhaps even the best of any Ashes bowling ensemble
543 balls, 20 wickets
England were bowled out twice in 90.3 overs in the Sydney Test. Stats highlights from another rout
SCG steadfast against drop-in pitches
CG curator Tom Parker is adamant that concessions to the demands of multi-sport stadiums will not go so far as to force Sydney to resort to the drop-in pitches now used in Melbourne and Adelaide
Gloomy Gooch warns of more pain to come
England's batting coach Graham Gooch has warned that some more pain might be in store next summer before a rebuilt side begins to show signs of improvement.
Hard run-makers revive Australia
As England's senior batsmen went missing, Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin set the tone for their team to dominate in runs, hundreds and, ultimately, wins
How would a treacle-smeared poodle bat?
Or: an investigation into England's remorselessly bar-lowering performance in Sydney
Stokes' six, and a bash for cash
A day out at the cricket with mates from England can be nice even if your team's four-down in the series
Fearless Haddin is Ashes star turn
Australia's wicketkeeper has repeatedly been the man of the hour and arguably the man of the series
Trying to turn six into No. 1
Australia's top order has been bailed out time and again by Brad Haddin - but they will need to do better if they are going to top the rankings
England contribute to own downfall
As England again wilted in the face of an Australia counterattack, inadequacies in the national team environment were laid bare
Rankin 'cramp' raises fitness concerns
Mystery surrounded the fitness of Boyd Rankin following the first day's play in Sydney after the fast bowler was twice forced from the pitch on his first day as a Test cricketer
Australia's success a testament to immense will
The 5-0 scoreline speaks of a desperation so strong that players might have imploded had success not been achieved
Haddin's record-breaking continues
Stats highlights from the first day's play of the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG
Clarke has more mountains to scale
Michael Clarke's reputation may have been enhanced in the eyes of the Australian public, but he himself admits that success away from home is the ultimate goal
England facing a bitter end
The Sydney Test could be viewed as a fresh start for England at the beginning of a new year, but the build up has not inspired confidence and it will take a colossal turnaround to end with a victory
Australia's excellence shared and sustained
The sustained excellence of Australia's bowling attack - never bettered according to a past great, Glenn McGrath, has brought deep satisfaction to their mentor Craig McDermott
Australia eye unforeseen clean sweep
ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the SCG