Sydney, Dec. 31 -- Michael Vaughan believes England's victory in the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was a "lottery." He said that England must avoid a heavy defeat in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney to ensure the continuation of the Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes era, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

England, who have already lost the ongoing Ashes down under after losing the first three Tests consecutively, won the fourth Test against Australia on a bowling-friendly pitch that produced 36 wickets in the match, all to pacers, and only lasted for two days.

Pacer Josh Tongue was the hero for England at MCG. Tongue, who claimed bowling figures of 5-45 and 2-44 in the MCG Test, became the first England bo...