Travis Head shone with the bat as Australia defeated England in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Australia clinched the final Ashes Test against England Thursday by five wickets to complete a dominant 4-1 victory after a gruelling series, sending the retiring Usman Khawaja out on a high.

For the second time in the ongoing Ashes series, star Australia batter Travis Head missed out on a double century on Tuesday, getting out for 163 on Day 3 of the fifth Test in Sydney.

Aided by a magnificent 163 from Travis Head, Australia ended Day 3 with a masive 518/7 against England's 384 in the first innings of the fifth Ashes Test.

A destructive Travis Head said Tuesday he would likely remain opener for Australia in future after a sensational Ashes series highlighted by three centuries.

Playing his fifth Test in the ongoing Ashes series, Travis Head has become the first batter to rack up 500 in an Ashes series with a strike rate of more than 75.

An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test on Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the contest with a rapid-fire unbeaten 91.

Travis Head, who leads the batting charts in the ongoing Test series with 437 runs in four matches, insisted that a series as intense as the Ashes takes a significant emotional toll.

Cricket Australia named its best Test XI of the year 2025, including a total of three Indian players.

Australian cricket team batter Travis Head weighed in on the controversy surrounding England's mid-Ashes trip to Noosa, where some cricketers were spotted drinking alcohol.