Ashes 2017/18, 5th Test: What went wrong for England

#4 Letting Australia score big

Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat as the English batsmen posted 346 in the first innings.

Although the English batsmen did benefit from the advantage they received right at the outset, their bowlers failed to contain the Australian batsmen.

Usman Khawaja displayed nerves of steel as he scored a graceful 381-ball 171 and Shaun Marsh continued his blistering form in the five-match Test series.

The 34-year-old scored 156 to bring up his second ton of the series to lead Australia to a massive first innings total of 649/7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Interestingly, Shaun and Mitchell Marsh followed in the footsteps of the legendary Waugh brothers as they became the latest pair of brothers to score a century in the same innings of a Test match.

The Marsh duo combined forces to put up a 169-run stand in just their fourth innings together and ensured that the hosts won the high-profile Test series 4-0.