• Australia won the first Test by 381 runs, the second by 218 and the third, on Tuesday, by 150 to retake the Ashes urn. Robert Cianflone / Getty Images
    Australia won the first Test by 381 runs, the second by 218 and the third, on Tuesday, by 150 to retake the Ashes urn. Robert Cianflone / Getty Images
  • Australian newspapers react to the Ashes victory. Saeed Khan / AFP
    Australian newspapers react to the Ashes victory. Saeed Khan / AFP
  • Steve Smith, thanks to a first innings 111, was named man of the match. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
    Steve Smith, thanks to a first innings 111, was named man of the match. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
  • Australia broke a run of three straight England series victories in the Ashes on Tuesday. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
    Australia broke a run of three straight England series victories in the Ashes on Tuesday. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
  • David Warner provided a second innings 112 that all but sealed the third Test for Australia. Paul Kane / Getty Images
    David Warner provided a second innings 112 that all but sealed the third Test for Australia. Paul Kane / Getty Images
  • Chris Rogers made a diving catch of Tim Bresnan's shot for the penultimate wicket on Tuesday. Paul Kane / Getty Images
    Chris Rogers made a diving catch of Tim Bresnan's shot for the penultimate wicket on Tuesday. Paul Kane / Getty Images
  • Brad Haddin dumps Gatorade on Australia coach Darren Lehmann following the victory. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
    Brad Haddin dumps Gatorade on Australia coach Darren Lehmann following the victory. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
  • The third Test victory on Tuesday gave Australia an unassailable 3-0 advantage in the five-Test series. David Gray / Reuters
    The third Test victory on Tuesday gave Australia an unassailable 3-0 advantage in the five-Test series. David Gray / Reuters
  • Australia coach Darren Lehmann, left, and captain Michael Clarke, right, following the win. Clarke provided 47 runs in the third Test. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
    Australia coach Darren Lehmann, left, and captain Michael Clarke, right, following the win. Clarke provided 47 runs in the third Test. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
  • Mitchell Johnson, perhaps the man of the series so far, took six more wickets in the third Test. Philip Brown / Reuters
    Mitchell Johnson, perhaps the man of the series so far, took six more wickets in the third Test. Philip Brown / Reuters
  • England captain Alastair Cook has been criticised for leading a squad that has mostly failed to provide a competitive Test yet in the series. He began their second innings in the third Test with a first-ball duck. David Gray / Reuters
    England captain Alastair Cook has been criticised for leading a squad that has mostly failed to provide a competitive Test yet in the series. He began their second innings in the third Test with a first-ball duck. David Gray / Reuters
  • Steve Smith, left, and David Warner, right, walk off the pitch as winners on Tuesday. Dave Hunt / EPA
    Steve Smith, left, and David Warner, right, walk off the pitch as winners on Tuesday. Dave Hunt / EPA
  • Nathan Lyon celebrates on the wicket after Australia's victory. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Nathan Lyon celebrates on the wicket after Australia's victory. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
  • David Warner, in the dressing room after the win. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
    David Warner, in the dressing room after the win. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images
  • Brad Haddin reacts after catching Ben Stokes' edge, giving Australia their most important wicket on Tuesday. Stokes had provided England's most committed defence, with 120 in the second innings. David Gray / Reuters
    Brad Haddin reacts after catching Ben Stokes' edge, giving Australia their most important wicket on Tuesday. Stokes had provided England's most committed defence, with 120 in the second innings. David Gray / Reuters
  • Coach Andy Flower and England will now hope they can get some consolation after the final two Ashes Tests and try to at least avoid a clean 5-0 sweep. Philip Brown / Reuters
    Coach Andy Flower and England will now hope they can get some consolation after the final two Ashes Tests and try to at least avoid a clean 5-0 sweep. Philip Brown / Reuters

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In Pictures: Australia take back the Ashes

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Australia sealed an Ashes victory on Tuesday, creating for some interesting scenes of celebration.

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