‘WHAT IS GOING ON?’: Home hero takes SIX WICKETS as Australia retain the Ashes

Australia have retained the Ashes with two matches to spare after the Boxing Day Test’s hometown hero Scott Boland destroyed England with six second-innings wickets. 7NEWS

Australia have retained the Ashes with two matches to spare after the Boxing Day Test’s hometown hero Scott Boland destroyed England in an innings victory.

The tourists started day three on 4-31, still needing 51 runs to make Australia bat again, and were all out for just 68 well before lunch at the MCG.Mitchell Starc started the rot when he bowled Ben Stokes before Boland did the bulk of the damage in the space of five overs. Jonny Bairstow went first, trapped lbw, before Joe Root was caught in the slips to well and truly end England’s hopes of bowling on Tuesday.

Boland secured his five-wicket haul when he had Mark Wood caught-and-bowled to start his fourth over of the innings, with Ollie Robinson dismissed two balls later.Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.

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