England bowlers shine as Aussies flop to 164-9
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Jimmy Anderson took three wickets as part of a dominant England bowling display yesterday which left Australia in trouble on 164-9 at stumps on the second day of the fourth Ashes test in Melbourne.
After Mitchell Johnson completed a five-wicket haul to help dismiss England for 255 early in the day and seemingly give the hosts the upper hand, Australia’s top and middle order gave up their wickets cheaply, with Anderson (3-50) dismissing David Warner, Michael Clarke and George Bailey in a disciplined bowling display that offered few scoring chances.
“Days like that have been few and far between on this trip, and we’re really hungry to get something out of this tour and we showed that today,” Anderson said.
Chris Rogers scored a dogged 61 to anchor much of the innings and Brad Haddin provided some aggressive late stroke play, but Australia made just 68 runs at the expense of four wickets in the third session.
“England are on top,” Rogers said. “We have had our worst day of the series. England played very well. They bowled outstandingly and we’re up against it.”
Peter Siddle was dismissed for a duck with the last ball of the day leaving Haddin unbeaten on 43 and Australia trailing by 91 runs.
After an aggressive start, Warner was out for 9 when he got a top edge while attempting to flick the ball down the leg-side, giving Jonny Bairstow his first test catch as wicketkeeper.
Shane Watson offered a thin inside edge off Ben Stokes to Bairstow shortly before lunch to take the gloss of Australia’s dominant morning.
Anderson dismissed Clarke in the only wicket of the middle session and a prolonged spell of miserly bowling paid off for England after tea when Steven Smith was tempted by Stuart Broad’s wideish delivery and edged the ball to Ian Bell at second slip.
Rogers fell short of his elusive Ashes century again when he attempted a rare attacking stroke and sliced a Tim Bresnan ball to Kevin Pietersen at mid-off.
“It’s frustrating,” Rogers said. “I’ve got a few starts but I haven’t gone on with it. It was probably my turn today so that’s what I’m most disappointed with.”
George Bailey played cautiously through 19 balls without score before being given out caught behind for a duck off Anderson after a decision review was upheld by the TV umpire, even though the available vision and Hot Spot technology showed no contact between bat and ball.
Haddin immediately altered the tempo of the batting on coming to the crease, aggressively chasing runs and he looked set to form another of his series-long lucrative partnerships with Johnson.
However, the latter holed out to Anderson at mid-wicket off Bresnan.
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