England surrendered the Ashes on the morning of the third day of the third Test as Australia crushed them by an innings and 14 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

Resuming on 31-4, England were bowled out for just 68 inside 81 minutes, with debutant Scott Boland taking an astonishing 6-7.

Their final five wickets fell in the space of 30 balls as England offered the weakest of resistance in front of a jubilant home crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

England's 68 all-out is their lowest total in Australia since March 1904 and their ninth-lowest score against them in Tests.

The result means Australia has retained the Ashes after just 12 days of cricket and will be eyeing a 5-0 series win.

The fourth Test will begin in Sydney on 4 January.

Pacer Scott Boland took six wickets in the second innings as Australia crushed England by an innings and 14 runs in the third Test to retain the Ashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. With the thumping win in Melbourne, Australia took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Resuming Day 3 of the MCG Test at 31/4, England's nightmare with the bat continued as they kept losing wickets.

Boland, who made his Test debut for Australia, blew the English away after Mitchell Starc provided the opening by sending Ben Stokes (11) back to the hut early on Day 2. Boland then ripped through England's middle and lower order as the visitors were bundled out for a humiliating 68 to hand Australia the Ashes urn.

The match was done before the lunch break, England's batters undone the night before by Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins' pace before succumbing to the 32-year-old Boland's relentless accuracy.