England's disastrous Ashes tour ended with another calamitous collapse in Hobart, as the visitors were bowled out for a paltry 124 runs in their second innings and lost the series 4-0.
Set 271 to win after Mark Wood took six wickets as England bowled out Australia for 155, the tourists went from 68 without loss to 124 all out in the space of 22 overs.
England have now lost a combined 13 Tests in the last three Ashes series in Australia without winning one, with their last Test win Down Under coming in the fifth Test of the 2010-11 series.
Sportsmail’s Lawrence Booth has ran the rule over both sides.
Australia retained the Ashes with a dominant 4-0 thrashing of a dismal England team
ENGLAND
Haseeb Hameed - 1.5
Started promisingly at Brisbane, with a pair of gritty twenties. But he became a walking wicket, moving deep into his crease and poking at full-length balls with low hands. His last six innings produced 28 runs and a sense of gloom.
Rory Burns - 3
His first-baller at the Gabba was instant Ashes folklore, and he never really recovered – even though England should have dropped Hameed, not Burns, after Adelaide. Played 32 Tests now, but still unsure of his future.
Haseeb Hameed's last six innings in this Ashes series produced just 28 runs
Zak Crawley - 5.5
His 77 in the second innings at Sydney was perhaps England’s most exciting innings of the series, though the bar was low. He has all the shots. His problem is he can’t resist playing them.
Dawid Malan - 5.5
Looked set for a strong series after making 82 at Brisbane and 80 at Adelaide, but Australia exploited his lack of foot movement and cramped him for room: the next seven innings brought just 76.
Joe Root - 6
Arrived with high hopes, before reality dawned. A first hundred in Australia remained elusive, and he fell four times to Scott Boland in his last five innings. Now has two 4-0 Ashes defeats on his CV, but may stay on as captain because there is no one else.
Joe Root suffered a second 4-0 defeat in an Ashes series in Australia as England captain
Ben Stokes - 4
A pair of sixties at Sydney, where he batted through a side injury, was the lone highlight of an anonymous tour. Averages of 23 with the bat and 71 with the ball were a major letdown.
Ollie Pope - 2.5
Started with a promisingly mature 35 amid the first-day mayhem at the Gabba, then fell apart. Looked jumpy against Nathan Lyon and, on his recall at Hobart, was batting so far outside off stump he was bowled round his legs.
Jonny Bairstow - 7
Recalled at Melbourne, he made England’s only century of the series, at Sydney, before a chipped thumb ruled him out of Hobart. Firmly back in the running for the middle order.
Jos Buttler - 3
Dropped anchor on the last day at Adelaide, ultimately in vain, but otherwise continued his mediocre contributions to Ashes campaigns, and dropped a couple of sitters. His Test future has to be in doubt now.
Jos Buttler endured a difficult series with the bat and wasn't at his best behind the stumps
Sam Billings - 6
Made an emergency Test debut at Hobart because of England’s injury concerns, and brought some energy during a first-innings 29. Held five catches in the second innings too, but will he play another Test?
Chris Woakes - 5
Even he might have been surprised to bowl England’s first ball of the series, having not done the job for five years. Should never have played at Adelaide ahead of Wood, and must now be treated as a home-Test specialist.
Ollie Robinson - 6.5
A haul of 11 wickets at 25 on his first Ashes trip looked good on paper, but England grew infuriated with his lax approach to fitness. Has most of the attributes, but needs to make sure he uses them.
Mark Wood - 7.5
Scandalously omitted at Adelaide, his figures did not reflect his efforts
