Updated On: 01 January, 2026 02:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The fifth and final Test match of the ongoing Ashes series is scheduled to be played from January 4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The ongoing Ashes series has the joint fewest wickets for spin of any Test series played on Australian soil, featuring at least three matches

Todd Murphy (Pic: X/@ICC)
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Ahead of the fifth and final Test match of the Ashes series against England, Australia`s spinner Todd Murphy is hopeful of making his appearance in Sydney.
He missed out on action in the fourth Test match in Melbourne. Murphy was not a part of the original Australian squad for the five-match Test series against the "Three Lions". He came in as a replacement for star spinner Nathan Lyon, who sustained a hamstring injury in the Adelaide Test match, following which he was ruled out of the series.