Cummins rips through as Aussies win 4-0

Pat Cummins has destroyed England's lower order on day five at the SCG as Australia secured a 4-0 Ashes series victory.

Australia defeated England by an innings and 123 runs in Sydney, with Cummins taking three final day wickets and eight for the Test.

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England finished their second innings 9-180, but ill skipper Joe Root again succumbed to the Sydney heat after attempting to resume his innings on Monday.

Cummins was on fire on Monday. Image: Getty

Root was hospitalised overnight with severe dehydration after spending a large chunk of Sunday on the field amid record-breaking temperatures.

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