 This left England 121 behind on first innings and they could not recover.Since a draw in the Fourth Test would ensure that Australia would retain the Ashes, they batted on till they had reached 656-8 before declaring, with Bob Simpson scoring 311, belatedly his first Test century.England responded with 611 (Ken Barrington 256, Ted Dexter 174) and the match ended in the dullest of draws.