England produced a ninth-wicket stand of 57 between Moeen Ali and Mark Wood at The Oval on the third morning of the fifth test.
But Mitchell Johnson took the final two wickets in two balls in a fitting anti-climax to an unsatisfactory batting display from England.
Australia scored 481 in its first innings.
England has an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the series and will be lifting the little Ashes urn at the end of this test in London.
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