Complex sentence: In a low-scoring game, Hammond scored 76, holding the England innings together, but he made a first ball duck in the second innings; an English batting collapse allowed Australia to win the match and retain the Ashes.
Split into simpler sentences: In a low-scoring game, Hammond scored 76, holding England's first innings together. In the second innings, however, he made a first-ball duck; an English batting collapse allowed Australia to win the match and retain the Ashes.