<p>Australia ruthlessly extinguished England's resistance to claim an innings victory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4-0 series rout on the final day in Sydney on Monday.<br /><br />The beleaguered tourists, with skipper Joe Root weakened by a stomach bug and unable to continue batting, dissolved after lunch, losing their last four wickets for their fourth comprehensive defeat of the series.<br /><br />"It has been a great couple of months. The cricket that we have played in the last couple of months has been outstanding," Australia skipper Steve Smith said.<br /><br />"We have just been able to get on top and win those key moments and not let them back in the game which is crucial."<br /><br />Pat Cummins led the Australian offensive in Sydney with four wickets for 39 to finish man-of-the-match and the leading wicket taker in the series with 23.<br /><br />"To get through the five Tests and end the series here at home. I couldn't asked for much more," said an ecstatic Cummins.<br /><br />England finished at 180 for nine off 88.1 overs as Australia won by an innings and 123 runs.<br /><br />It followed comprehensive losses on the troubled five-Test tour in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The fourth Test was drawn in Melbourne.<br /><br />Stricken Root did not come out to bat after lunch as he continued to experience discomfort after his overnight stomach bug.<br /><br />"He is asleep. He has a gastro bug and he has not been too well through the night and the heat yesterday didn't help. He is asleep in the dressing-room trying to recover," said vice-captain Jimmy Anderson, deputising for Root at the post-match presentations.<br /><br />"To be honest we have been outplayed in the key moments of each game," he added.<br /><br />"We have been in the games to an extent but just not been able to capitalise on any opportunities. Australia have played great in this series."<br /><br />Cummins struck twice in three balls after lunch, trapping Jonny Bairstow leg before wicket for 38 and having Stuart Broad caught behind off a brutish bouncer for four.<br /><br />Mason Crane got another Cummins bouncer which he gloved to wicketkeeper Tim Paine for two and Anderson was caught behind off Josh Hazlewood for two to end the innings.<br /><br />Root went to hospital overnight with England Cricket initially saying he had "severe dehydration" after fielding and batting in intense heat on Sunday.<br /><br />But team officials corrected earlier statements and said Root was instead weakened by the effects of a gastroenteritis bug.<br /><br />He came out to bat on the dismissal of Moeen Ali for 13 an hour into the final day's play and reached his fifth half-century of the series, but was unable to convert any of them to a century.<br /><br />England's remote chances of saving the Test disappeared when Root failed to appear at the crease after lunch.<br /><br />Spinner Nathan Lyon claimed Moeen's wicket for the seventh time in the series when he trapped him leg before in the morning session, which Moeen did not review.<br /><br />Lyon took three wickets for 54 off 35 overs.<br /><br />The Australians took a grip on the final Test with a massive 303-run innings lead and then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93 for four at the close on the fourth day.<br /><br />All five Tests went into the fifth day.</p>
<p>Australia ruthlessly extinguished England's resistance to claim an innings victory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4-0 series rout on the final day in Sydney on Monday.<br /><br />The beleaguered tourists, with skipper Joe Root weakened by a stomach bug and unable to continue batting, dissolved after lunch, losing their last four wickets for their fourth comprehensive defeat of the series.<br /><br />"It has been a great couple of months. The cricket that we have played in the last couple of months has been outstanding," Australia skipper Steve Smith said.<br /><br />"We have just been able to get on top and win those key moments and not let them back in the game which is crucial."<br /><br />Pat Cummins led the Australian offensive in Sydney with four wickets for 39 to finish man-of-the-match and the leading wicket taker in the series with 23.<br /><br />"To get through the five Tests and end the series here at home. I couldn't asked for much more," said an ecstatic Cummins.<br /><br />England finished at 180 for nine off 88.1 overs as Australia won by an innings and 123 runs.<br /><br />It followed comprehensive losses on the troubled five-Test tour in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The fourth Test was drawn in Melbourne.<br /><br />Stricken Root did not come out to bat after lunch as he continued to experience discomfort after his overnight stomach bug.<br /><br />"He is asleep. He has a gastro bug and he has not been too well through the night and the heat yesterday didn't help. He is asleep in the dressing-room trying to recover," said vice-captain Jimmy Anderson, deputising for Root at the post-match presentations.<br /><br />"To be honest we have been outplayed in the key moments of each game," he added.<br /><br />"We have been in the games to an extent but just not been able to capitalise on any opportunities. Australia have played great in this series."<br /><br />Cummins struck twice in three balls after lunch, trapping Jonny Bairstow leg before wicket for 38 and having Stuart Broad caught behind off a brutish bouncer for four.<br /><br />Mason Crane got another Cummins bouncer which he gloved to wicketkeeper Tim Paine for two and Anderson was caught behind off Josh Hazlewood for two to end the innings.<br /><br />Root went to hospital overnight with England Cricket initially saying he had "severe dehydration" after fielding and batting in intense heat on Sunday.<br /><br />But team officials corrected earlier statements and said Root was instead weakened by the effects of a gastroenteritis bug.<br /><br />He came out to bat on the dismissal of Moeen Ali for 13 an hour into the final day's play and reached his fifth half-century of the series, but was unable to convert any of them to a century.<br /><br />England's remote chances of saving the Test disappeared when Root failed to appear at the crease after lunch.<br /><br />Spinner Nathan Lyon claimed Moeen's wicket for the seventh time in the series when he trapped him leg before in the morning session, which Moeen did not review.<br /><br />Lyon took three wickets for 54 off 35 overs.<br /><br />The Australians took a grip on the final Test with a massive 303-run innings lead and then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93 for four at the close on the fourth day.<br /><br />All five Tests went into the fifth day.</p>