England’s hopes of winning the Ashes were over after defeat in Adelaide but they have at least avoided a whitewash by winning the fourth Test in Melbourne.
Their victory inside two days was England’s first in Australia for nearly 15 years.
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The series now heads to Sydney for its finale.
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When are the Ashes? Dates and schedule
When is the fifth Ashes Test?
January 4-8, in Sydney. In the UK, play starts each day at 11.30pm.
Test match start times
How to watch on TV and streaming
TNT Sports has exclusive live coverage in the UK, and their broadcast teams is split between these shores and Australia. A sport-only subscription will cost you £30.99 per month. You can watch TNT Sports channels on EE TV, Sky and Virgin Media.
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Cricket Australia sold the UK radio rights for Tests to BBC Sport, who are covering the series with ball-by-ball commentary on Test Match Special.
Who is commentating on the TV coverage?
“TNT Sports’s coverage of the Ashes has begun and it is as bad as fans had feared,” Alan Tyers wrote after day one of the first Test.
TNT Sports’ lead commentators are Alastair Eykyn, best known as a key plank of the channel’s rugby coverage, and Rob Hatch, an award-winning cycling commentator.
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Steve Smith, Australia’s stand-in captain, joins TNT Sports for the post-mortem on England’s humiliating defeat in Perth – Getty Images/Gareth Copley
What are the odds?
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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