Ashes LIVE updates: England falter as Alastair Cook becomes Nathan Lyon victim
ENGLAND will hope to secure a confidence-boosting win in the final Test of the lost Ashes series against Australia.
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England have already lost the Ashes and head into the fifth Test 3-0 down.
They earned a draw in Perth despite Alastair Cook scoring over 250 on a poor wicket.
Australia welcome back Mitchell Starc for the last Test in Sydney, while leg-spinner Mason Crane makes his debut for England.
The Aussies are the favourites to win this final Test of what has been a one-sided series Down Under.
But captain Joe Root will hope to eke out something from the tour when the match gets underway at 23:30pm on Tuesday night.
Follow all the Ashes updates from the fifth Test below…
- Mark Stoneman early wicket to fall for England
- Australia declare on 649-7
- Shaun Marsh out for 156
- Australia 578-5 at lunch on day four
- Shaun Marsh's 100 is his 17th against England
- England trail by 133 runs as Australia end day three on 479/4
- Khawaja misses out on double ton
- Australia 277/3 at lunch, 69 runs behind England
