Cricket-Australia win fifth Ashes by five wickets, take series 4-1

Cricket - The Ashes - Australia v England - Fifth Test - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia - January 8, 2026 England players applaud to Australia's Usman Khawaja for his final test match innings REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

SYDNEY, ‌Jan 8 (Reuters) - Australia ‌beat England by ‌five wickets on the fifth day ‍of the fifth ‍and ‌final Ashes test on ‍Thursday ​to seal a ⁠4-1 series triumph.

The hosts won ‌the first three ⁠tests ‍in the series in ‍Perth, Brisbane and ‌Adelaide to secure series honours and ensure they would retain the Ashes urn until ‌they next tour England in 2027.

(Reporting ​by Nick Mulvenney, Editing by Himani Sarkar)