Melbourne, Dec. 27 -- Following his side's victory in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at Melbourne, England skipper Ben Stokes hailed the team for such a "satisfying win" amid all the off-the-field controversies and hailed youngsters Josh Tongue and Jacob Bethell for their performances in the match.

A win finally arrived for England in a Test match on Australian shores, but too late perhaps, with the Ashes already retained by Australia. Crucial knocks from Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell, and fine bowling spells from Tongue and Brydon Carse, representing the next generation of English cricket, finally gifted veterans Joe Root and Stokes their first Test win in Australia, snapping an 18-match winless streak Down Under that had stained...