Australia needs just 201 runs to triumph as Lyon takes 5 wickets
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Australia boosted its chance of winning a fourth-straight test over England after a strong bowling display on day three yesterday, with the hosts requiring a further 201 runs in the final innings with all 10 wickets in hand.
Nathan Lyon (5-50) took five wickets as Australia bowled England out for 179 in its second innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
“That’s the first time (taking five wickets) in Australia so it was something pretty special and something I won’t forget that’s for sure, and to have my family here it’s something pretty special as well,” Lyon said.
Chasing 231 for victory, Chris Rogers scored 18 and David Warner 12 as Australia moved to 30-0 at stumps.
England’s hopes of victory gradually ebbed away during the course of play, but wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow said his side remained “very confident” of its ability to claim a first win in the series.
“We’ve got people. Our side that have shown over a number of years the skills that are needed tomorrow to win us this game of cricket,” he said. “We’re still 200 runs in front.”
Australia had started the day at 164-9 in its first innings and added 40 runs for the last wicket, with Brad Haddin continuing his fine form with 63 runs off 68 balls while Lyon hit an unbeaten 18 as the home side was bowled out for 204.
Batting at No. 7, Haddin has been by far Australia’s most consistent batsman this series, producing innings of 94 and 53 in the first test, 118 in the second and 55 and 5 in the Ashes-clinching third test at Perth.
He was eventually caught behind off Jimmy Anderson (4-67), who had his most productive innings in an otherwise disappointing series.
England captain Alastair Cook got his team off to a strong start in its second innings but Mitchell Johnson again proved to a thorn in the visitors’ side as they lost three wickets for one run in the second session.
It got worse after the tea break, as England’s tail folded meekly, losing five wickets for six runs to relinquish its advantage.
“It was disappointing and the mood is looking forward to tomorrow,” Bairstow said. “I guess it’s an exciting challenge knowing we’ve got to go out and take 10 wickets.
“We also know that we bowled them out for less in the first innings.”
Cook top scored with 51 off only 64 balls — passing 8,000 test runs in the process — before being trapped lbw to Johnson’s reverse swing, and the top order then crumbled.
Michael Carberry was out lbw to Peter Siddle after an exceedingly cautious 12, then in the next over Johnson added a run out to his 31 wickets this series, gathering and firing in a direct hit from mid-off with Joe Root (15) well out of his crease.
Ian Bell was out for a duck two balls later when he popped up a Lyon delivery to Johnson at mid-off, as England spiraled from 65-0 to 87-4.
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