Australia regain the Ashes with Hazlewood's five-for
England were 368 for 4 on the second day at the WACA. After a Steven Smith epic, they ended up losing by an innings
14/12Result
3rd Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Perth, Dec 14-18 2017
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![England]( "England")
403 & 218 (72.5 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
662/9d
Player of the Match
14/12Result
3rd Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Perth, Dec 14-18 2017
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![England]( "England")
403 & 218 (72.5 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
662/9d
Player of the Match
Day 5
Australians apply Rule 140 to perfection
Australia have had the fast bowlers to dominate England and that has been no accident
Not a time for panic - Root
England's captain insists that England have just not been able to claim the key moments
Bayliss short of answers to England travel sickness
Trevor Bayliss struggled to propose solutions to England's perennial shortage of truly fast bowlers
Starc decision needed after Smith's tears of joy
Steven Smith is desperate to complete a 5-0 whitewash over England but there could be a tricky decision to make over the fitness of Mitchell Starc
Another one-sided Ashes result
Australia completed their 33rd Ashes series win to move ahead of England overall
Bayliss plays down Overton, Broad concerns
The England coach praised the resolve shown by Craig Overton after he played through the pain of a broken rib during the third Test at the WACA
'Not a time to panic' - Root
A downcast Joe Root suggested that England's senior players still have a role to play in the future after England surrendered their hold on the Ashes in an innings-and-41-run defeat
'Amazing feeling' to regain Ashes - Smith
Steven Smith credited Australia's selectors with some "bold" moves after an innings victory secured the urn
Australia's Angry Ashes Avengers
In the 14 series since the War in which the Ashes have changed hands, a recurring theme of Aussie ruthlessness emerges
England concern over WACA wet patches
Trevor Bayliss suggested the pitch could be "dangerous" after water crept under the covers in Perth overnight and delayed play on the final day
ECB's decade of errors led to Ashes failure
Misguided tinkering with the Championship to serve other priorities must take responsibility for England's enfeebled Ashes challenge
'Men of the series: Australia's selectors'
Plenty of praise obviously for Australia after they regained the Ashes
Day 4
England look to the heavens as Australia surge for the urn
When rain arrived to curtail played on the fourth evening, Australia needed six wickets to win, while England required a further 127 runs to make them bat again
Australia's highest Ashes totals, and Cook's woes
Stats highlights from the mammoth first innings score by Australia at Perth
'Bradman's not touching that either'
Mitchell Starc combined with a crack at the WACA for an unplayable delivery, leaving many awestruck on Twitter
Root en route to rout as captaincy burden starts to show
A rash slash against Nathan Lyon looks to have cost Joe Root his final chance to make an impact with the bat on England's defence of the Ashes
County grind 'sucks pace' out of England quicks - Finn
Steven Finn warns that England's fast bowlers won't improve until the ECB tackles the workloads and flat tracks in county cricket
Tale of two tails tells the tale of England's Ashes struggle
England's inability to crack Australia's lower-order, or shore up their own, is the biggest indicator of the gulf between the sides
Day 3
Smith, Mitchell Marsh heap pain upon England
Mitchell Marsh scored his maiden Test hundred and Steven Smith batted through the day for a double as England were ground into the dirt at the WACA
Marsh emulates father in breakthrough moment
The Ashes is proving memorable for the Marsh brothers, who both had reason to fear for their future before the Australian summer began
Sense of inevitability to England's toil and trouble
As Steven Smith and Mitchell Marsh marched on the thought dawned that, while England require 16 more wickets to win this match, you wonder if they'll take 16 more in the series
Smith leaves bungling England feeling Alone and a long way from Home
A baby-faced defender of Australia's homestead left England's unwelcome intruders looking like Christmas movie villains
Smith enters elite Ashes territory
Stats highlights from a dominant day of Australian batting on the third day against England at the WACA
'Everything hit the middle of the bat' - Smith
Steven Smith said he had never felt better in the middle than during the first stage of his 239 at the WACA
Steven Smith's glorious four-year run
Steven Smith is only the second batsman to get 1000-plus Test runs in four successive years, while his 20 hundreds during this period is the best ever
Day 2
Smith masterclass puts pressure back on England
Steven Smith moved serenely towards a 21st Test hundred as Australia continued the fightback started by taking England's last six wickets for 35 runs
Overton plays on despite cracked rib
Craig Overton was diagnosed with a cracked rib after aggravating an injury sustained when he was hit by Pat Cummins while batting in Adelaide
'We need to find quick bowlers' - Farbrace
Paul Farbrace conceded that England don't have the bowlers to compete on flat wickets, but refused to criticise the efforts of his team
England query Stoneman dismissal with match referee
England have sought clarification from the match referee over the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) by the third umpire after the dismissal of Mark Stoneman on the first day in Perth
Bairstow has last laugh with 'favourite' century
On a tour where more had been said about Jonny Bairstow's headbutt than his batting he was able to let out a few emotions on the second day in Perth
Nothing shakes Smith's command and control
A lesser player than Steven Smith could have been distracted when he walked to the crease but currently he is on a level matched by few others
Malan's miscue undermines a mighty effort
The manner of Dawid Malan's dismissal betrayed a lack of ruthlessness, as England squandered their best position of the series
How do you dismiss Steven Smith?
Readers get creative as England struggle against the world's No. 1 Test batsman
Record fifth-wicket stand for England against Australia
Stats highlights from day two in Perth, where England's top half tested Australia before the tail fell away quickly
Anderson's rare overstep sums up England's day
England thought they might have had a chance with a review for lbw against Steven Smith... Until it was shown James Anderson had delivered a rare front-foot no-ball
Day 1
Malan's maiden hundred caps strong England day
An unbroken 174-run stand between Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow allowed England to enjoy a strong start to the pivotal third Test
Emotional Malan convinces himself he belongs
Doubts put to bed, as battling performance in front of parents brings England batsman to the brink of tears
'Malan's drive... makes it good to be alive'
Ben Stokes led the reactions on Twitter to England's first hundred of this Ashes series
Australia caught on the hop as WACA lives up to billing
Australia's fielders in particular were slow to adapt to a WACA wicket with the pace and bounce of old
Malan's maiden century and Stoneman's struggles
ESPNcricinfo presents the statistical highlights of the first day of the third Test at the WACA
Stoneman's courage lays base for Malan's milestone
There was plenty of short stuff for England to face on the opening day at the WACA and two of the team's least experienced Test batsmen showed contrasting ways to repel it
Stoneman's WACA barrage and controversial end
Mark Stoneman was given a taste of the WACA of old during his half-century on the opening day before a controversial end to his innings.
Others
Pat Cummins is a village cricketer
That and other vital learnings from the Perth Test
From Bruce Reid to Mitchell Johnson: Five memorable Ashes collapses
ESPNcricinfo recalls five occasions in which England's batting malfunctioned after a seemingly serene start to an Ashes innings.
Bradman, Headley, Sutcliffe, Pollock… Smith?
There is much of the all-time greats in the Australian captain
'No evidence' of corruption in Perth Test, says ICC
The build-up to the crucial third Ashes Test at the WACA has been overshadowed by claims that the match has been targeted by spot-fixers
Root steps in over Anderson coaching comment
Joe Root has defended England's coaching staff after what appeared to be some criticism from James Anderson
Dobell: Rightly or wrongly, careers and jobs on the line for England
If England lose in Perth the Ashes will be gone and a whitewash will loom, leaving players, coaches and selectors with tough questions to answer
Lillee set to shun WACA's Ashes farewell
Dennis Lillee won't be attending the finale Ashes Test for the WACA Ground in protest at its decline as Australia's fast bowling fortress
