England unable to hold out as Australia retain the Ashes
England are once again left playing for pride and places in the last two Tests of an Ashes series down under.
Australia have an unassailable 3-0 lead following victory in Adelaide, with matches in Melbourne and Sydney to come.
Using data from analysts CricViz, here are five charts that help explain how England's latest torturous tour of Australia unravelled in just 11 days of cricket...
Despite question marks over Australia's top order leading into the series, they have significantly outperformed their England counterparts - the hosts' top-three batters scoring 666 runs at an average of 41.6 compared to 436 at 24.2 by the tourists.










