England avoid follow-on in Ashes finale

LONDON: England avoided the follow-on in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia at The Oval on Sunday's last day to all but guarantee the match ends in a draw. After the whole of Saturday's fourth day was washed out, England -- who at 3-0 up had already retained the Ashes and won the five-match series -- resumed on 247 for four. That left them 245 runs behind Australia's first innings 492 for nine declared and still needing a further 46 runs to avoid the follow-on. Following the early

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