Three Lions wrap-up the series win after the tourists collapse at Chester-le-Street.
England won the fourth Test against Australia at Chester-le-Street by 74 runs with more than a day to spare on Monday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series.
Australia, set 299 to win, were well-placed at 168 for two but collapsed to 224 all out on the fourth day as paceman Stuart Broad took six wickets for 50 runs for a Test-best match haul of 11 for 121.
This was the first time England, who had already retained the Ashes, had won three successive Test series against Australia since the 1950s.
Australia will now look to end a run of eight straight Tests without a win in the final match of the series at The Oval in south London, starting August 21.
England 238 (A Cook 51; N Lyon 4-42) and 330 (I Bell 113, R Harris 7-117, N Lyon 3-55)
Australia 270 (C Rogers 110, S Watson 68; S Broad 5-71) and 224 (D Warner 71; S Broad 6-50)
Scorecard
England 1st Innings 238 (A Cook 51; N Lyon 4-42)
Australia 1st Innings 270 (C Rogers 110, S Watson 68; S Broad 5-71)
England 2nd Innings (overnight: 234-5)
A. Cook c Haddin b Harris 22
J. Root b Harris 2
J. Trott c Haddin b Harris 23
K. Pietersen c Rogers b Lyon 44
I. Bell b Harris 113
J. Bairstow c Haddin b Lyon 28
T. Bresnan c and b Harris 45
M. Prior b Harris 0
S. Broad c Smith b Harris 13
G. Swann not out 30
J. Anderson c Haddin b Lyon 0
Extras (b4, lb5, w1) 10
Total (all out, 95.1 overs, 408 mins) 330
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Root), 2-42 (Cook), 3-49 (Trott), 4-155 (Pietersen), 5-221 (Bairstow), 6-251 (Bell), 7-251 (Prior), 8-275 (Broad), 9-317 (Bresnan), 10-330 (Anderson)
Bowling: Harris 28-2-117-7; Bird 20.3-6-67-0; Watson 6.3-1-22-0; Siddle 17-4-59-0 (1w); Lyon 22.1-3-55-3; Smith 1-0-1-0;
Note: Watson was injured midway through his seventh over, completed by Bird.
Australia 2nd Innings (target: 299)
C. Rogers c Trott b Swann 49
D. Warner c Prior b Bresnan 71
U. Khawaja lbw b Swann 21
M. Clarke b Broad 21
S. Smith b Broad 2
S. Watson lbw b Bresnan 2
B. Haddin lbw b Broad 4
P. Siddle c Anderson b Broad 23
R. Harris lbw b Broad 11
N. Lyon b Broad 8
J. Bird not out 1
Extras (b6, lb5) 11
Total (all out, 68.3 overs, 295 mins) 224
Fall of wickets: 1-109 (Rogers), 2-147 (Khawaja), 3-168 (Warner), 4-174 (Clarke), 5-175 (Smith), 6-179 (Watson), 7-181 (Haddin), 8-199 (Harris), 9-211 (Lyon), 10-224 (Siddle)
Bowling: Anderson 16-1-73-0; Broad 18.3-3-50-6; Bresnan 13-2-36-2; Swann 18-6-53-2; Root 3-2-1-0;
Result: England won by 74 runs
Series: England lead five-match series 3-0
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