James Anderson

England's leading bowler James Anderson says Australia played the pressure moments better than the battle-weary tourists and deserved their crushing 4-0 Ashes series triumph. Steve Smith's Australians swept to an innings victory in Monday's final Sydney Test, condemning England to four comprehensive defeats in the five-match series. The Ashes were relinquished by the third Test in Perth and England gave the impression by the final day of the series that they just wanted it all to end. Vice-captain Anderson, deputising for stricken skipper Joe Root, said the writing had been on the wall for some time.