Updated On: 09 January, 2026 08:43 AM IST | Sydney | Agencies
After completing a comprehensive 4–1 Ashes win in Sydney, skipper Steve Smith highlights Australia’s experience and hunger to improve, insisting the team remains focussed on World Test Championship goals

The Australian players after their 4-1 Ashes win on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images
Australia clinched the fifth and final Ashes Test against England on Thursday by five wickets to complete a dominant 4-1 victory after a gruelling series, sending the retiring Usman Khawaja out on a high.
The nervy hosts lost five wickets as they chased their 160 target, which they reached after lunch on Day Five with Cameron Green not out on 22 and Alex
Carey on 16.