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Nottingham Broad, who took two urham pacemen Mark in the first over of the match, Wood and including his 300th at this level, Dset the seal on a crushing finished with a Test-best return innings and 78-run victory of eight for 15. over Australia in the fourth Test at yesterday Proud as England regained in style. “It’s unbelievable,” said Australia started the day on England Cook at the 241 for seven, 90 runs shy of presentation ceremony. “I making England bat again. couldn’t be happier. But they lost their last three Australian , wickets in just 40 minutes’ who took over as England play, with all-rounder Stokes, coach shortly before this series, who’d taken five wickets on has been widely praised for his Friday, striking again on his role. way to Test-best figures of six But Cook acknowledged for 36. the role of Bayliss’s sacked Fast bowler Wood ended the predecessor, , by match when he had Nathan saying: “A lot has happened Lyon playing on as the number behind the scenes, and we eleven tried to withdraw his need to thank Peter Moores bat. -- we did make some strides Victory gave ’s under Mooresy. This is for you, men an unbeatable 3-1 lead in Peter.” the five-match series as, for the This win was particularly second match in a row, they impressive as England were defeated arch-rivals Australia without James Anderson after inside three days following their all-time leading - their eight-wicket win in the taker suffered a side injury at third Test at Edgbaston last Edgbaston. week. England, in reply to It was also the first time this Australia’s meagre first innings, year that England, whitewashed made 391 for nine declared, Joe 5-0 in Australia in 2013/14, had Root top-scoring with 130, on won back-to-back Tests. Friday. Australia were in trouble Australia captain Michael right from the start of this Clarke, who confirmed he match as they collapsed to 60 all would retire from international out in 111 balls -- the shortest after the series finale at completed first innings in Test later this month, said: history -- on Thursday’s first “Our goal was to come here day. and try and have some success. Man-of-the-match Stuart “Alastair Cook and the ENGLAND REGAIN

England’s (L) and captain England’s captain Alastair Cook celebrate on the pitch after England wrap up the game and retain the Ashes

England team deserve a lot bowling all-rounder Stokes hadASHES innings after Anderson and Hazlewood for another . of credit -- they’ve shown us taken five for 35. did it at Edgbaston, Voges, who played at Trent how to execute good swing and That became six for 35 in 18 with Broad and Stokes Bridge for , seam bowling,” added Clarke, when tailender Starc fell for a following suit in Nottingham. then completed a 111-ball fifty, Australian captain Michael Clarke on the losing side for a fourth duck, edging Stokes to This was the second five- including seven fours -- his looks on from the pavilion balcony successive Ashes series in at second slip to leave Australia wicket haul in Stokes’s 15-Test highest score of a mediocre England. 242 for eight. career after his six for 99 series -- before Wood wrapped Australia resumed Saturday It also meant England had against Australia at Sydney in up a comprehensive victory. with 48 become the first team to have January last year. The fifth Test begins at The and unbeaten four different bowlers take six Australia were soon 243 for Oval on August 20. on nought. At that stage, pace wickets in four consecutive nine when Wood yorked Josh (AFP)

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