Australia wins third test to clinch Ashes

Published Dec. 18, 2017 6:21 a.m. ET

PERTH, Australia (AP) Australia has regained the Ashes with a series-clinching win over England in the third test at the WACA on Monday.

Scores:

Australia 662-9 decl. (Steve Smith 239, Mitchell Marsh 181, Usman Khawaja 50; Jimmy Anderson 4-116, Craig Overton 2-110) def. England 403 (Dawid Malan 140, Jonny Bairstow 119, Mark Stoneman 56; Mitchell Starc 4-91, Josh Hazlewood 3-92) and 218 (James Vince 55, Dawid Malan 54; Josh Hazlewood 5-48, Nathan Lyon 2-42, Pat Cummins 2-53).