Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England fourth Test, day four – live!

Live updates from day four at the MCGEmail Adam here or Tweet him here, if you fancyDay three report: Cook gives England controlAli Martin: Moeen cameo troubling for England 1.35am GMT 25th over: Australia 70-2 (Warner 28, Smith 4) Broad has the last over before the break. It’s a maiden to Smith. But so close to having the captain with the penultimate delivery, attempting a lavish drive on the up without a lot of footwork. We don’t see that very often from the Aussie superstar, just before an interval too. Lunch it is. So, after picking up Anderson with the first ball of the day to end England’s innings (Cook carrying his bat with 244 not out), Australia have lost Bancroft and Khawaja as they work to eliminate their 164-run first innings deficit. The former looked fantastic before chopping on, but he won’t escape plenty of people questioning whether he’s the right man for the South African tour in March. It’s a tough business like that. 1.32am GMT 24th over: Australia 70-2 (Warner 28, Smith 4) Ticking it over again in this over, scoring from four of the six balls in this Anderson set. Smith busy, to fine leg a couple of times, racing back for a second when the chance was there. Then through the gap at cover. One to come before lunch. Geoff is angry about people slagging off Cook’s achievement. Truth told, he’ll probably never be respected in Australia. Not the way he should be. Just the way it is. I guess Statsguru needs a ‘dead rubber’ filter, so we can get rid of all those wickets and runs that apparently don’t count. Continue reading…
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