Foakes watched the Ashes from the sidelines as he had to make way for Bairstow, who was returning from a long-term injury. Though Bairstow justified his selection with the bat, he was guilty of dropping several chances which brought his wicket-keeping under the scanner multiple times during
With this, England has drawn the series 2-2. Australia has retained the Ashes urn, but they have not won it outright, something that they have not done since 2001 in England.
Australia battles with a defensive approach while England continues to push for wickets in a session which lacked high-intensity encounters at the Oval on Day 2 of the fifth Ashes Test on Friday.
Australia retained the Ashes after rain completely ruled out play on the fifth day of the fourth test match on Sunday at Old Trafford in Manchester. Australia were leading the series 2-1, and the rain prevented play on the final two days of the Test, which resulted in a draw. England will no
England's chances to keep the Ashes alive took a hit as during a rain-affected day four, not only did the hosts miss out on a lot of precious game time, but century by Labuschagne also reduced England's lead to just 61 runs. The hosts need to take five wickets to win the match by an innings.