(CNN) -- England's cricketers have won a Test series in Australia for the first time in 24 years to complete an historic defense of the Ashes trophy.
The rampaging visitors concluded their triumph Friday in Sydney, winning the fifth and final Test of the series by an innings and 83 runs after amassing 644 runs.
It's the highest single-innings score ever by an English team in a Test match in Australia.
England overwhelmed their arch-rivals in three Tests, winning each by an innings, the most decisive manner of victory in cricket. Australia won one Test, and the other was drawn.
The hosts started the final day with only three wickets left and needing another 151 runs to make England bat again. CNN
