Overview
- England chased 175 to reach 178-6 late on day two for a four-wicket victory at the MCG, their first Test win in Australia since 2011.
- Bowling dominated from start to finish as 36 wickets fell in two days, with no individual fifty and the match completed inside 142 overs.
- Ben Stokes and stand-in Australia captain Steve Smith criticised the surface for excessive grass and movement, with reports the pitch carried about 10mm of grass.
- Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said short Tests are bad for business, with day three tickets sold out and crowds of about 94,199 on day one and 92,045 on day two.
- England seamer Gus Atkinson left the field with a hamstring strain that puts his Sydney availability in doubt, as the series moves to 3-1 with the finale scheduled for January 4–8.