Ashes 2025-26: Australia wins Sydney test by 5 wickets, seal series by 4-1

Australia secured victory in the fifth and final Test of the 2025–26 Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground with a five-wicket win over England (Source: Photo by AP)

The victory in Sydney confirmed Australia’s dominance across the five-match series as they won the Ashes by a 4–1 margin over England (Source: Photo by AP)

England set Australia a target of 160 runs to win on the final day of the fifth Test and the hosts completed the chase to secure the match (Source: Photo by AP)

Australia lost several early wickets during the run chase including Travis Head and Steve Smith (Source: Photo by AP)

Cameron Green and Alex Carey played crucial knocks to steer Australia to victory after early setbacks in the run chase (Source: Photo by AP)

The fifth Test win ensured that Australia retained the Ashes urn and maintained their strong home record in the historic rivalry (Source: Photo by AP)

Australia’s bowling attack produced significant performances throughout the series with bowler Mitchell Starc finishing with the most wickets for his side (Source: Photo by AP)

The Australian batting unit featured key contributions from players such as Travis Head who finished as the highest run scorer for his team across the series (Source: Photo by AP)

England’s batting efforts included notable innings by Jacob Bethell but they were unable to consistently match Australia’s all-round performance (Source: Photo by AP)

The Ashes series was part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle and strengthened Australia’s standing in the championship table (Source: Photo by AP)

Veteran Australian batter Usman Khawaja retired from international cricket after the final Ashes Test in Sydney, ending a long and celebrated 15-year career in which he scored over 6,000 Test runs (Source: Photo by AP)

Australia’s win in the final Test was marked by celebrations at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the team closed out the Ashes with a commanding series triumph (Source: Photo by AP)