MELBOURNE (Agencies) - England's 24-year wait to leave Australia with the Ashes is over. The visitors needed just under 20 overs on day four to claim Australia's final three wickets, with paceman Ryan Harris unable to bat due to a stress-fracture in his left ankle. Tim Bresnan's fourth wicket of the innings, having Ben Hilfenhaus caught behind for a duck at 11.53am, sealed the victory by an innings and 157 runs. Australia can theoretically level the series 2:2 in Sydney next week that would be inconsequential because England only needs to draw the series - which is already guaranteed - to retain the urn. Australia began the day 246 runs behind with only three wickets in hand. It took only 11 deliveries for England to break through, with Mitchell Johnson playing onto his stumps off his inside-edge off the bowling of Chris Tremlett. Johnson's departure exposed the genuine tailenders, although Peter Siddle continued his better-than-expected batting form by putting on 86 runs with Haddin for the eighth wicket. Australia's hopeless position in the match did not seem to daunt Haddin. The wicketkeeper played confidence, particularly the straight drives off pacemen that he is renowned for. Haddin reached his stoic half-century in the second over after drinks. Siddle gave the home fans another reason to cheer from the very next delivery by clubbing Graeme Swann over the mid-wicket boundary for six. The England off-spinner's first 22 overs cost 23; his next four cost 35. But he struck back in his 27th over. Siddle tried to blast him over his head but the did not connect quite as much as necessary, allowing Kevin Pietersen to run around from long-on to claim the catch just inside the boundary. Siddle's Test-best innings of 40 came from just 50 deliveries and featured four boundaries and that six off Swann. Hilfenhaus' dismissal meant Haddin finished unbeaten on 55. Again, he had batted with a level of skill and patience superior to most of his specialist-batsmen teammates. SCORECARD Australia first innings 98 England first innings 513 Australia 2nd innings (overnight 169-6) S Watson lbw Bresnan 54 P Hughes run out 23 Ponting b Bresnan 20 M Clarke c Strauss b Swann 13 M Hussey c Bell b Bresnan 0 S Smith b Anderson 38 B Haddin not out 55 M Johnson b Tremlett 6 P Siddle c Pietersen b Swann 40 B Hilfenhaus c Prior b Bresnan 0 R Harris absent injured - EXTRAS: (w-2, lb-6, b-1) 9 TOTAL: (all out, 85.4 overs) 258 Fall of wickets: 1-53 2-99 3-102 4-104 5-134 6-158 7-172 8-258 BOWLING: Anderson 20-1-71-1 (w-1) Tremlett 17-3-71-1 Swann 27-11-59-2 Bresnan 21.4-8-50-4 (w-1)