Overview
- Mitchell Starc received the Compton–Miller Medal after leading the series with 31 wickets, including two on the final morning in Sydney.
- Travis Head topped the run charts with 629 runs and three centuries after moving to open, shaping multiple victories.
- A DRS flashpoint saw TV umpire Kumar Dharmasena uphold a not-out call on Jake Weatherald despite a Snicko murmur, prompting an on-field protest from Brydon Carse.
- Usman Khawaja’s Test career concluded at the SCG with a guard of honour in his 88th match, ending with a dismissal for six.
- England’s underperforming tour places coach Brendon McCullum, captain Ben Stokes and director Rob Key under scrutiny as the ECB begins a formal review.