Australia ruthlessly extinguished England\u2019s resistance to claim an innings victory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4-0 series rout on the final day in Sydney on Monday.<\/p>\n
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The beleaguered tourists, with skipper Joe Root weakened by a stomach bug and unable to continue batting, dissolved after lunch, losing their last four wickets for their fourth comprehensive defeat of the series.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt has been a great couple of months. The cricket that we have played in the last couple of months has been outstanding,\u201d Australia skipper Steve Smith said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe have just been able to get on top and win those key moments and not let them back in the game which is crucial.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Pat Cummins led the Australian offensive in Sydney with four wickets for 39 to finish man-of-the-match and the leading wicket taker in the series with 23.<\/p>\n
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England finished at 180 for nine off 88.1 overs as Australia won by an innings and 123 runs.<\/p>\n
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It followed comprehensive losses on the troubled five-Test tour in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The fourth Test was drawn in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
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Stricken Root did not come out to bat after lunch as he continued to experience discomfort after his overnight stomach bug.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe is asleep. He has a gastro bug and he has not been too well through the night and the heat yesterday didn\u2019t help. He is asleep in the dressing-room trying to recover,\u201d said vice-captain Jimmy Anderson, deputising for Root at the post-match presentations.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTo be honest we have been outplayed in the key moments of each game,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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