FILE PHOTO: Jos Buttler of England walks off the field of play after being dismissed by Nathan Lyon of Australia in the third Ashes test at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, December 26, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
SYDNEY (Reuters) - England's Jos Buttler will miss the fifth and final Ashes test against Australia in Hobart with a finger injury, skipper Joe Root said after the visitors eked out a thrilling draw in the fourth match in Sydney on Sunday.
England's bruised middle order and their obdurate tailenders combined to bat out the final day of the test amid nerve-racking drama to deny Australia their fourth consecutive victory in the series.
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