Josh Tongue starred for England, returning figures of 5-45 and 2-44, becoming the first England bowler in the 21st century to take a five-wicket haul in a Boxing Day Test at Melbourne.

While the result ended England's long wait for a Test victory in Australia - their first since 2011 - former captain Michael Vaughan felt the nature of the contest diminished its significance, calling victory in the Boxing Day Ashes Test a 'lottery'.

"I think it's a massive game for England [in Sydney]. It's nice to win a game of cricket, but let's be honest, it was a complete lottery in Melbourne. It wasn't a proper game of Test match cricket. For the future and for this management in particular, they need to win a strong game of cricket here … that's not a two-dayer," Vaughan was quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald as saying.

Under head coach Brendon McCullum, England's record now stands at 25 wins and 17 losses from 45 matches. Vaughan added that while Stokes and McCullum are likely to continue, a strong showing in Sydney is essential to remove any doubts, warning that a heavy loss would trigger serious internal discussions.

"For this management to carry on, the likes of Ben and Baz - I'm pretty sure they will carry on - but I think they need a good week for that to be absolutely rock solid. There's a huge appetite within the group to keep [McCullum] on. But fundamentally, if they get pummelled in Sydney, there needs to be some honest conversations," he said.

Vaughan also cautioned against frequent changes, urging England to accept their mistakes from the tour and show greater maturity in both performance and outlook.

"I think chopping and changing is not necessarily the right thing for English cricket… If they can accept that, I have no problem with the management staying the same," Vaughan concluded.