Australian cricketers were in a triumphant mood during their party when they celebrated in the dressing room after thrashing England 4-0 in the Ashes series on Monday. The Aussies have won the fifth Test at the SCG by an innings and 123 runs.
Skipper Steve Smith amassed as many as 687 runs in the series with the help of three centuries and a career-best 239, helped Australia to get the third spot in the latest ICC team rankings.
While interacting with former Australia captain Mark Taylor, who was interviewing him in the dressing room for Nine.com, Smith said, “This is pretty special. It has been an amazing couple of months. The work these guys have put in has been so good and they are going to enjoy tonight for sure. It was always crucial. We always wanted to finish 5-0.”
Tubby has just copped an all time spray from the boys! 😂 Here's all of the excitement from behind the scenes. #Ashes pic.twitter.com/UvZP145JSh
— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 8, 2018
Australia’s bowling quartet comprising of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon – all picked up 20 wickets each in the series and with the win, the Aussies have regained the Ashes urn. The rain-affected fourth Test was ended in a draw and later the Australian team thumped the Englishmen in the fifth Test.
