Fitting finale for woeful England on last day of 2021-22 Ashes series
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England’s abject Ashes campaign came to a fitting finale in Hobart with another dire batting collapse sending the tourists home with a thumping 4-0 defeat and tails between their legs. Series round-up 1st Test, Brisbane: Eng lost by 9 wkts 2nd Test, Adelaide: Eng lost by 275 runs 3rd Test, Melbourne: Eng lost by inns and 14 runs 4th Test, Sydney: Draw 5th Test, Hobart: Eng lost by 146 runs Magic number One step forward… For the last two Ashes series England have had no answers to Steve Smith who averaged 137.40 four years ago Down Under and 110.57 on tour in 2019. WTC Watch England finished fourth in the inaugural World Test Championship table, missing out on a chance to lift the maiden title on home soil last summer. England foot faults For the third time in the series England saw a wicket scrubbed from the scorebook due to a no-ball, with Alex Carey reprieved after Chris Woakes overstepped.