Australia on track for series win
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Shane Watson set the tone by bullying a depleted pace attack and Ryan Harris followed up by bowling England captain Alastair Cook for a golden duck as Australia moved to the cusp of regaining the Ashes.
England labored to 251-5 at stumps yesterday with Ben Stokes making a defiant 72 and out-of-form Matt Prior on seven. England’s last pair of recognized batsmen will resume on the fifth day at the WACA with three sessions to survive for an improbable draw.
Michael Clarke’s Australians won the first two tests with at least two sessions to spare and are favorites to clinch a third straight win in Perth to end England’s three-series hold on the Ashes.
Australia had the momentum on Day 4 after resuming on 235-3 and clobbering 134 runs in 17 overs before skipper Michael Clarke declared at 369-6, a lead of 503.
Watson’s 106-ball century had five sixes and 11 boundaries before he was comically run out for 103, and George Bailey (39) plundered a world-record 28 runs in the last over from Jimmy Anderson.
England made a dire start to its chase with Harris bowling Cook on the first ball and the top three were gone before the tea interval, with Michael Carberry (31) out leg before wicket and Joe Root (19) spectacularly caught behind after edging Mitchell Johnson.
England slipped to 121-4 when Kevin Pietersen (45) was caught in the deep, but Ian Bell (60) and Stokes put on 99 for the fifth wicket.
The biggest successful fourth innings chase in test cricket is 418-7 by the West Indies against Australia in Antigua in 2003.
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