Victory sends off Clarke and Rogers on a high

Peter Siddle finished with four wickets as Australia wrapped up an innings victory to narrow the Ashes margin to 3-2 after rain delayed them for three hours

Cook provides fight before falling short

Alastair Cook fought hard on the third day but fell for 85 shortly before the close as Australia closed in on victory in the final Test

Feeble England collapse after Smith ton

England slumped to 107 for 8 in response to Australia's 481 after incisive bursts from Peter Siddle, Mitchell Marsh and Nathan Lyon

Australia prosper on old-fashioned virtues

David Warner and Steven Smith both scored half-centuries as Australia rediscovered their patience to finish on 287 for 3 at the end of the first day

Root and Warner end Ashes feud

Joe Root and David Warner took to Twitter to produce the picture that officially ended their long-standing feud

A summer of impressive progress

There is talent and spirit in this England side, though it is far from the finished article. For now, they should enjoy the champagne while it's still cold.

Clarke's parting plea for better Test pitches

Michael Clarke has signed off for the final time as Australia's captain with a plea for groundsmen to be granted the freedom to prepare the pitches they see fit

Prolific Smith, terrible Lyth

Stats highlights from an action-packed second day at The Oval

How Australia were humbled

When Australia's quest for Ashes victory was mapped out just days after the World Cup triumph few batted an eyelid, but when the team landed on these shores plans quickly unravelled

Reborn Siddle thought Test career was over

Peter Siddle has admitted he feared his Test career was over after he was ignored for Edgbaston and Trent Bridge, but now hopes a roaring return to his familiar role in the Australia XI will cause the selectors to reconsider their opinion of him

Howard questions Australia hubris

Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard concedes it is a "fair question" to ask whether the Ashes tourists underestimated England ahead of and during a series Michael Clarke's side were widely expected to win.

England must confront old spin concerns

The Ashes are regained, but England have been horribly poor at The Oval not least in their playing of Nathan Lyon which does not bode well for challenges ahead

Lyon is Clarke's greatest legacy

It is fitting that spin is playing a key role for Australia in Michael Clarke's final Test as he has always been a captain who has understood and nurtured the art

England's follow-on specialist

Stats highlights from the third day at The Oval

Cook digs in, Australia close in

Australia bag consolation win

High drama, low tension

There was some crazy cricket in the Ashes although the quality was not always high. Yet for both teams it is the final outcome that matters. Careers are defined.

Siddle riddle key to the Ashes

How Peter Siddle did not play until the Ashes were decided will remain one of the enduring mysteries of this series. Only Rod Marsh knows the answer

Woeful batsmen poop England's party

England's frail batting and over-reliance on Joe Root will have been watched with interest by their next opponents, Pakistan and South Africa

The Ashes that might have been

The scoreline is set to be 3-2. The Oval will not be a close result. In another world, what might have been different?

Siddle and Marsh cut through feeble England

Short series, whopping margins

Stats highlights from Australia's convincing win at The Oval, and an unusual Ashes series

Too late, Australia finally bat ugly

The Ashes have been handed back, so Australia's show of defiance on the opening day has come too late to impact the present but is a model for how they must adapt to challenges in the future

Giles Clarke is target of The Oval silent protest

ECB president Giles Clarke could be called to appear before the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee if one conservative MP has his way to explain his support for the Big Three power grab within the ICC

Warner sets it up, Smith consolidates

Warne attacks selectors over Siddle inclusion

Shane Warne has delivered a broadside at Australia's selection chairman Rod Marsh for the decision to recall Peter Siddle ahead of Pat Cummins for the fifth Investec Ashes Test at the Oval

Job done for captain Cook

Alastair Cook has worked hard for everything he has achieved as a batsman and England captain. Why? Because being a success is his reason for being

Australia win battle of opening combinations

Stats highlights from the first day of The Oval Test

The whole of England should celebrate system that brought Ashes success

It is high time England celebrated and protected the upgraded county system that has helped to bring Ashes success instead of regarding it as some sort of guilty secret

Siddle future grim as Cummins set for recall

Josh Hazlewood is out of the fifth Ashes Test and the coach Darren Lehmann has been moved to explain why

'Gutted' Anderson misses out for final Test

James Anderson could have played his final Ashes Test after being ruled out of the last installment of this campaign at the Kia Oval due to the side strain he sustained at Edgbaston

Oval a test of character - Clarke

Australia's retiring captain Michael Clarke has implored his men to fight out his final Test match as deep as possible, at the end of an Ashes series in which the fifth day has been entirely redundant

England target Ashes history

ESPNcricinfo previews the final Ashes Test at The Oval as England aim for 4-1 and Australia hunt for pride