Ashes 2017/18: 5th Test, Day 5 - 5 things we learnt from the day

#1 Steven Smith completed a Man of the Series performance

Australia were ruthless in their bid to regain the Ashes and Steven Smith was at the helm of it all

Steven Smith's Ashes came to an end on the fifth day at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The flamboyant and flair-oozing Aussie skipper was at his marauding best in the series, racking up 687 runs in 5 matches at an average of 137.40 with two hundreds, a double-hundred and a further two half-centuries.

It was safe to say that one man had dumped all hopes of the tourists into the abyss with his insane ability and hunger for runs. Not once did the Aussie skipper appear flustered or flushed at the crease and his overpowering presence at the wicket played a huge role in England ultimately succumbing. He was rightly adjudged the Player of the Series.