▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ash es ▁series . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁Test , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 7 7 ▁in ▁England ' s ▁first ▁inn ings ▁before ▁taking ▁two ▁Australian ▁first ▁inn ings ▁w ick ets . ▁He ▁then ▁took ▁ 3 – 5 9 ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁second ▁inn ings ▁as ▁England ▁secured ▁an ▁opening ▁win . ▁Ali ▁could ▁only ▁manage ▁figures ▁of ▁ 1 – 1 3 8 ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Test ▁and ▁then ▁managed ▁ 3 9 ▁with ▁the ▁bat . ▁He ▁took ▁ 2 – 7 8 ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁second ▁inn ings ▁but ▁England ▁suffered ▁a ▁heavy ▁defeat . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁ 3 8 ▁runs ▁in ▁England ' s ▁first ▁inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁Test ▁and ▁then ▁took ▁ 1 – 6 4 ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁Second ▁inn ings ▁as ▁England ▁won ▁by ▁ 8 ▁w ick ets . ▁In ▁the ▁fourth ▁Test ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁not ▁needed ▁to ▁bow l ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁inn ings ▁but ▁made ▁ 3 8 ▁with ▁the ▁bat ▁as ▁England ▁secured ▁a ▁victory ▁by ▁an ▁inn ings ▁and ▁ 7 8 ▁runs ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁Ash es . ▁In ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁Test ▁he ▁took ▁ 3 – 1 0 2 ▁and ▁then ▁made ▁scores ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁and ▁England ▁lost ▁by ▁an ▁inn ings ▁but ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁ 3 – 2 .