England Level 2-2 Ashes series after beating Australia in final test

INTERNATIONAL TEST MATCH SERIES DAY 4 OF 5 The Oval, London ENGLAND 294 ao, Burns 47 off 87, 7 fours, Root 57 off 141, 3 fours, Buyylrt 70 off 98, 7 fours, 3 sixes, Cummins 3-84, M Marsh 5-46, Hazlewood 2-76.  

Second Innings: 329 Ao Denly 94 off 206, 14 fours, 1 six, Stokes, 67 off 115, 5 fours, 2 sixes, Buttler 47 off 63, 6 fours, Cummins 2-67, Lyon 4-69, Siddle 2-52. M Marsh 2-40.

Australia 225 ao Labuschagne 48 off 84, 10 fours, Smith 80 off 145, 9 fours, 1 six, Archer 6-62, S Curran 3-46, Woakes 1-51.

Second Innings:263 ao Wade 117 off 166, 17 fours, 1 six, M Marsh 24 off 67, 4 fours, Broad 4-62, Leach 4-49, Root 2-26.

England win by 135 runs.

England earned a 2-2 draw in the Ashes with a 135-run defeat of Australia in the fifth test at the Oval. England set Australia 399 to win and bowled them out for 263 to square the series with their oldest enemies in a year when they lifted the World Cup for the first time.

However, Australia retain the urn they won in 2018-18, but miss out on a first series win in England since 2001, and Ashes series is drawn for the first time in 47 years.

 From 313-8 overnight, England added 16 to be all out for 329 and leave Australia in need of pulling off the highest run-chase in an Ashes Test since 1948.

 There was disbelief when Steve Smith turned Stuart Broad to a diving Ben Stokes at leg slip for 23, his lowest score of the series by 57 runs.

 England was held up by Mathew Wade’s century and after he was stumped off Joe Root the last three wickets fell for four runs.

England end coach Trevor Bayliss’ reign with a win, while both sides have 56 points and sit joint-fourth in the World Test Championship.

There was a Jofra-Wade duel with crossed words and long stares.