Australia win Ashes as England fall short in record chase

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2025-12-21

Adelaide (PA Media/dpa) - England's Ashes dreams were snuffed out as they succumbed to an 82-run defeat in Adelaide, where an injury to Nathan Lyon gave them hope of pulling off a miracle. Australia followed wins at Perth and Brisbane with an unexpectedly nervy fifth-day success in the third Test, ringing up an unassailable 3-0 lead after just 11 days of cricket. For England, a spirited attempt to chase down a gargantuan target of 435 - 17 higher......

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