Steve Smith's men followed up their convincing victories in the first two Tests in Brisbane and Adelaide by winning the third by an even more emphatic margin of an innings and 41 runs to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Earlier, Dawid Malan (140) and Jonny Bairstow (119) posted centuries after England resumed day 2 on 305/4 and produced the most productive partnership of the series for the tourists before another late collapse.
After electing to bat first, England was in some bother at 131/4, but Malan scored a gritty hundred and Bairstow played a crucial hand (75 not out) to lift the sagging fortunes of the visitors to finish day 1 on 305/4.
Cricket Australia Chief Sutherland said the board has full confidence in its players and team officials and others involved in the game that they would not commit any corruption in a game as they understand the risks of doing that.
Banned from playing for England while prosecutors consider whether he will be charged over a nightclub incident at Bristol in September, Stokes also hit six fours as he raced to a half-century from 29 balls.
The Sun newspaper published purported evidence of bookmakers offering to sell details of rigged periods of play for betting purposes, or so-called spot-fixing, in the Test match between Australia and England started Thursday in Perth.
For England, it will be an uphill task to stay alive in the series as they have not won a match here since 1978.
Duckett, who was selected to open the batting in England's two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI in Perth, was a late omission from the team.
Stokes, currently playing for Canterbury in New Zealand, and Alex Hales have not been in action for England since Sept. 24 after they were declared unavailable for international selection by ECB until further notice.
The third Test starts Dec. 14 in Perth, where England are in danger of surrendering the urn after winning the Ashes on home soil in 2015.
England, after losing the series-opener by 10 wickets last week in Brisbane and being bowled out for 227 to concede a 215-run first-innings deficit in the second Test, reached 176/4 at stumps on Tuesday.
Nathan Lyon scalped four wickets as Australia bowled England out for 227 just after dinner on the third day, a 215-run deficit that gave Smith the option of sending the tourists straight back in and attempts to compound their woes under lights.
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On a rain-interrupted Day 1 at the Adelaide Oval, Australia Australia managed to conjure up 209/4 at stumps as England tame Steve Smith at 40.
Root was the first Test captain since 1982 to decide to bowl first in Adelaide after winning the toss.
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The England camp in particular seems to have retained some bitterness from the Jonny Bairstow head-butt saga and are expected to return the favour here.
Smith, who inspected the Adelaide Oval wicket also revealed that the wicket appears to be a hybrid of the pitches seen previously at the venue.
England skipper Joe Root expressed confidence that Moeen would play in the second Test irrespective of he was able to bowl or not.
The Ashes series have been embroiled with verbal fireworks from either side before the start of 1st Test but it gained momentum once it was revealed that England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow headbutted Australian opener Cameron Bancroft in Perth bar
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