Ashes 2017/18, 5th Test: What went wrong for England

#2 Top-order failure

England's top-order once again failed to give their team a good start and lay a solid foundation for a huge score.

Although Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman and James Vince got off to good starts, they failed to score big.

England scored a competitive 346 in the first innings but Australia went on to score 649/7 before declaring their innings.

The pattern continued in the second innings as well and the visitors' top order could not hold the fort and England were all out for 180, losing the match by an innings and 123 runs.

Cook, who had redeemed himself with a score of 244 at the MCG, was unable to make the most of a solid batting wicket as he scored just 49 runs in the match.

James Vince, who was a surprise inclusion in England's squad to tour Australia, scored 83 at the Gabba, but could not do enough to prove his mettle in the high-profile Ashes series.

Vince's vulnerability outside the off stump was exposed by the Australian bowlers as in his eight innings he scored just 159 runs.