Australia defeated England by 206 runs to win the third Test at the Waca and regain the Ashes after taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series on Monday.
Australia wrapped up victory on the second ball after lunch on the final day when Shane Warne bowled Monty Panesar for one as England collapsed to be all out for 350 after resuming on 265 for five.
Australia set England a target of 557 to win the match but the tourists’ only real hope of keeping the series alive was to bat through the last day and salvage a draw after losing the first Test in Brisbane by 277 runs and the second in Adelaide by six wickets.
England beat Australia 2-1 at home last year but handed the urn straight back after just 15 months — the shortest reign in the 124-year history of the Ashes. – Reuters