m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
England seamers destroy Aussies
Day 4 Lunch Update...
Michael Clarke grabs a wicket, KP falls for 182
The England innings has come to a close just over 40 mins on the fourth day with Kevin Pietersen becoming the last man to fall, just 18 runs short of a test double hundred.
Michael Clarke picked up the first wicket in the morning, his first of the innings, when he had Stephen Harmison caught at slips for 9. Brett Lee then took his innings tally to four wickets when he had Jimmy Anderson bowled for 5 and Kevin Pietersen caught in the deep for 182.
So England have set the Aussies a challenging target of 319.
Hoggard, Harmison strike early
England bowlers have hit the Aussies hard in the second innings as both Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison grabbed two wickets each.
The first to fall was Matthew Hayden who inside edged a brilliant delivery from Hoggard to the wicketkeeper Geraint Jones.
He was soon followed by the captain Ricky Ponting who failed to pick up a brilliant yorker from the Yorkshireman.
Just one run later Steve Harmison had Justin Langer caught at first slip by Alastair Cook and then picked up the crucial wicket of Michael Hussey who edged the ball to Geraint Jones as Australia lost their fourth wicket for just 21 runs.
James Anderson joins the party
The Aussies were already stunned by Harmison and Hoggard and were staring at a bid defeat now and it got from bad to worse when England's first change bowler James Anderson sent three more batsmen back to the pavillion.
Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist were both victims of some brilliant outswing bowling by Anderson that found the outside edge of the bat in route to the wicketkeeper.
Anderson then had Shane Warne clean bowled off the first ball with another cracking delivery.
The Aussies were now facing a massive defeat at the hands of England. What a stunning performance it has been by England in the second innings. First Kevin Pietersen hit a majestic 182 that helped England set a target of 319 and then the bowlers picked up seven Australian wickets for just 32 runs. Unbelievable stuff this!!
So at Lunch on Day 4
Australia 32-7 from 17 Overs
England 437 all out from 98.1 Overs
Australia 364 all out from 112 Overs
England 245 all out from 56.4 Overs
(Australia need another 287 runs to win, 3 wickets in hand)
Day 4 Lunch Update...
Michael Clarke grabs a wicket, KP falls for 182
The England innings has come to a close just over 40 mins on the fourth day with Kevin Pietersen becoming the last man to fall, just 18 runs short of a test double hundred.
Michael Clarke picked up the first wicket in the morning, his first of the innings, when he had Stephen Harmison caught at slips for 9. Brett Lee then took his innings tally to four wickets when he had Jimmy Anderson bowled for 5 and Kevin Pietersen caught in the deep for 182.
So England have set the Aussies a challenging target of 319.
Hoggard, Harmison strike early
England bowlers have hit the Aussies hard in the second innings as both Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison grabbed two wickets each.
The first to fall was Matthew Hayden who inside edged a brilliant delivery from Hoggard to the wicketkeeper Geraint Jones.
He was soon followed by the captain Ricky Ponting who failed to pick up a brilliant yorker from the Yorkshireman.
Just one run later Steve Harmison had Justin Langer caught at first slip by Alastair Cook and then picked up the crucial wicket of Michael Hussey who edged the ball to Geraint Jones as Australia lost their fourth wicket for just 21 runs.
James Anderson joins the party
The Aussies were already stunned by Harmison and Hoggard and were staring at a bid defeat now and it got from bad to worse when England's first change bowler James Anderson sent three more batsmen back to the pavillion.
Michael Clarke and Adam Gilchrist were both victims of some brilliant outswing bowling by Anderson that found the outside edge of the bat in route to the wicketkeeper.
Anderson then had Shane Warne clean bowled off the first ball with another cracking delivery.
The Aussies were now facing a massive defeat at the hands of England. What a stunning performance it has been by England in the second innings. First Kevin Pietersen hit a majestic 182 that helped England set a target of 319 and then the bowlers picked up seven Australian wickets for just 32 runs. Unbelievable stuff this!!
So at Lunch on Day 4
Australia 32-7 from 17 Overs
England 437 all out from 98.1 Overs
Australia 364 all out from 112 Overs
England 245 all out from 56.4 Overs
(Australia need another 287 runs to win, 3 wickets in hand)
Game is in England's hands now!
good batting and extremely good bowling by england
