Ashes fourth Test day two AS IT HAPPENED: Josh Tongue claims player of the match; Steve Smith says pitch favoured bowlers 'too much'
Boxing Day Test teams
Australia: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Usman Khawaja, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Jhye Richardson
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue
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Thanks for tuning into Wide World of Sports' LIVE coverage of day two of the Boxing Day Test.
A rather disappointing two-day Test at the MCG but nonetheless a good win from England.
We'll catch you for the fifth Test at the SCG.
Stokes "over the moon"
Ben Stokes has spoken to Isa Guha at the post-match presentation and there's a slight happiness in his words, despite the series being gone.
"We're obviously over the moon to be on the right side of a result ... to be stood here now and be part of a team who's managed to win a game in Australia after a long period of time is a pretty good feeling," he said.
Stokes then paid homage to the Barmy Army and predicted a "few sore heads" for the crew tomorrow.
What did it take for Australia?
Steve Smith says "50 or 60" more runs in both innings' and Australia are probably a bigger chance.
The captain was asked about his pitch thoughts and how much it favoured the bowlers.
"A little bit too much, it was tricky, no one could really get in and when you see 36 wickets across two days, that's probably too much," he said on Fox Cricket.
Smith then suggested the grass should have been at 8mm instead of 10mm.
Player of the match announced
Of course it's Josh Tongue!
The fast bowler pulled off a brilliant five-wicket haul in the first innings and then grabbed another two in the second.
"It's what dreams are made of," he said on Fox.
"To get a five-fa and my name on the honour board is a really special feeling."
Isa Guha and Josh Tongue. Fox Cricket
The second two-day Test
After the chaos at Perth that's now the second two-day Test in this series.
Cricket Australia are set to lose millions in what is a disastrous result.
ENGLAND WIN
It's all over at the MCG.
England has won its first Test in Australia since 2011. That's the first win on Australian soil for Ben Stokes and Joe Root too.
The win was brought up with four leg byes down legside and the final result is a four-wicket win.
That's a shocker of a shot
Mitchell Starc has dismissed Ben Stokes again!
That's 13 for him.
Stokes' shot was bizarre, he advanced down the crease and nicked a loose shot to Alex Carey.
"He'll be filthy," David Warner said on Fox Cricket.
England needs 10 runs, Australia requires six wickets.
Well that was bizarre
Harry Brook played and missed a Jhye Richardson delivery and there was barely an appeal.
But Steve Smith reviewed it and Snicko proved there was no nick.
Strange.
Root's been given ... but he reviews
Jhye Richardson could have another wicket here!
He's trapped Joe Root on the pads and it looks very close.
It's been given out but he goes upstairs straight away.
Hitting the wicket is umpire's call and Joe Root is gone!
England is 5-158 with 17 needed to win.
"There's a pulse for the Australians," Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket.
Joe Root's review. Fox Cricket
Waugh puts heat on Aussies
Mark Waugh believes the pressure is now on Australia despite the Ashes being won.
The Aussie great said on Fox Cricket the batters would be "disappointed" with their performances at the MCG.
"Looking ahead to Sydney there's a few players who will be playing for their spots," he said.
"Jake Weatherald in particular, Cameron Green needs to make some runs, Usman Khawaja, is it his last series?"
