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Joe Root once again failed to convert a Test fifty into a hundred as Australia took two late wickets with the second new ball on day one to take control of the fifth and final Ashes Test at the SCG.

Scorecard from Sydney as England look for a consolation win in the Ashes series - Mason Crane makes his Test debut.

No 1 in the Test rankings meets No 2 from Friday as India kick off a three-match series in South Africa, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 8.25am.

Joe Root was unable to turn his fifty into a hundred as England let a strong position slip on day one in Sydney. We've seen it all before, says Nasser Hussain...

Like a gripping crime novel, day one at the SCG had a twist in the tale, with England losing Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow to slip from 228-4 to 233-5.

Pakistan's potent bowling attack will ensure they test in-form New Zealand on their white-ball tour, writes Saj Sadiq…

Dawid Malan believes that day one of the Sydney Test encapsulated England's Ashes tour as a whole.

Alastair Cook became the second man, after Allan Border, to play 150 Tests in a row but then fell five runs short of 12,000 - Benedict Bermange has the key numbers after day one in Sydney...

Joe Root's conversion woes continue and a debut for Mason Crane… all you need to know from day one in Sydney.

Over-by-over commentary of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney as England look to chalk up a consolation victory over Australia.