▁would ▁mean ▁their ▁reg aining ▁the ▁Ash es . ▁ ▁Once ▁again , ▁England ▁opt ed ▁to ▁res h uffle ▁their ▁line - up , ▁with ▁b ats men ▁T av are ▁and ▁Bar nett ▁both ▁dropped ▁for ▁Robinson ▁and ▁the ▁returning ▁Robin ▁Smith . ▁The ▁bow lers ▁did ▁not ▁avoid ▁the ▁select ors ▁ax e ▁either , ▁with ▁D ille y ▁and ▁Jar vis ▁replaced ▁by ▁Cook ▁and ▁F oster . ▁ ▁England ▁was ▁disappoint ing ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁inn ings , ▁all ▁out ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁for ▁a ▁seem ingly ▁ins u fficient ▁ 2 6 0 , ▁und one ▁by ▁a ▁r amp ant ▁Law son ▁who ▁claimed ▁career ▁best ▁figures ▁of ▁ 6 / 7 2 . ▁An ▁impress ive ▁century ▁to ▁Robin ▁Smith ▁the ▁only ▁highlight ▁in ▁a ▁lack l ust re ▁display . ▁The ▁Austral ians ▁replied ▁with ▁an ▁impress ive ▁ 4 4 7 ▁driven ▁by ▁ 4 ▁half - cent uries ▁amongst ▁their ▁top ▁six ▁b ats men , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁done ▁so . ▁England ' s ▁second ▁inn ings ▁was ▁a ▁mirror ▁of ▁the ▁first , ▁all ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁day ▁for ▁ 2 6 4 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁with ▁half ▁a ▁day ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁ 7 8 ▁runs ▁required ▁for ▁victory , ▁and ▁the ▁Ash es . ▁A ▁do gg ed ▁not ▁out ▁century ▁to ▁w icket - keeper ▁Jack ▁Russell ▁had ▁delayed ▁the ▁in