AUS vs ENG Day 4 Stumps – Ashes 2021: The hosts Australia is on verge of another win at Adelaide Oval as they are six wickets away from taking a 2-0 lead in the ongoing Ashes 2021. With Joe Root’s wicket falling on the last ball of Day 4’s play, England is staring at an inevitable defeat after another horrendous day in Adelaide. on Day 4 Stumps, England’s score read 82/4 with 386 more runs to win. Follow Ashes 2021 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
AUS vs ENG Day 4 Stumps: England staring at inevitable defeat after another horrendous day in Adelaide
after Australia declared at 230/9, England needed 468 runs to win the second Ashes Test. However, the visitors faced an early blow when Jhye Richardson removed Haseeb Hameed cheaply in the second over.
David Malan and Rory Burns then tried to steady the innings and added 44 runs for the third wicket before Michael Neser dismissed Malan for a LBW. Rory Burns too departed shortly after Malan followed by Joe Root on what turned out to be the last ball of the Day.
In the second session, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne both hit their respective fifties before getting out on Sunday. Malan picked his first Test wicket as he dismissed Labuschagne. Alex Carey, Jhye Richardson, and Mitchell Starc all went cheaply but Cameron Green took Australia’s lead to 467.
Earlier in the first session, Australia got off to a bad start as a double strike from England bowlers put the hosts on the backfoot. Anderson and Broad picked up the wickets of Michael Neser (3) and Marcus Harris (23) respectively to give England a firing start.
AUS vs ENG Day 4 Stumps: England staring at inevitable defeat after another horrendous day in Adelaide
AUS vs ENG Day 4: England 2nd innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | 34 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 35.79 | |
| Haseeb Hameed | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dawid Malan | 20 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 24 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 35.82 | |
| Ben Stokes | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | |
| Extra | 1 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 82/4 (43.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Stuart Broad | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 11.2 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1.85 |
| Jhye Richardson | 8 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2.13 |
| Nathan Lyon | 14 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Michael Neser | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1.40 |
| Cameron Green | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| H Hameed | 1-4 | 1.6 |
| DJ Malan | 2-48 | 21.1 |
| Rory Burns | 3-70 | 30.6 |
| JE Root | 4-82 | 43.2 |
- WICKET! Joe Root is out! Mitchell Starc catches the biggest fish and that will be the last ball of the Day. It’s a big blow for England and Australia is just 6 wickets aways from victory now
- Joe Root is on the floor. He has been hit by Mitchell Starc’s delivery near the abdomen area. The English skipper looks in deep pain. He takes some time, hydrates himself and will continue to bat
That has floored Root.
Ouch. #Ashes pic.twitter.com/JSbsdr9Z76
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 19, 2021
- Meanwhile, Usman Khawaja seems to be in a different mood, check out –
Usman Khawaja pulling out the shuffle for the Barmy Army! 👍👍 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/RD9b4Ws4ce
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 19, 2021
- The onus is on Joe Root and Ben Stokes now
- WICKET! Jhye Richardson gets another. This time it’s Rory Burns.
- WICKET! LBW! M Neser sends back Dawid Malan. Malan departs for 20
- Malan and Rory Burns steady the innings, the partnership is now cruising towards 50
- WICKET! Jhye Richardson sends back Hameed for a duck
- Haseeb Hameed & Rory Burns begin massive 467 runs chase.
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | 34 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 35.79 | |
| Haseeb Hameed | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dawid Malan | 20 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 15 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Ben Stokes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 1 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 70/3 (32) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Stuart Broad | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Jhye Richardson | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2.50 |
| Nathan Lyon | 10 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Michael Neser | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1.40 |
| Cameron Green | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| H Hameed | 1-4 | 1.6 |
| DJ Malan | 2-48 | 21.1 |
| Rory Burns | 3-70 | 30.6 |
Joe Root is back on the field and right to resume #Ashes
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 19, 2021
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Joe Root & Co need 467 runs in 4th innings after Head, Labuschagne fifties: Follow Day 4 pink-ball Test Live Updates
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Ashes 2nd Test Day 4 LIVE
2nd session
- Australia declare
- WICKET! Another catch from Ben Stokes as Labuschagne departs after fifty
- Marnus Labuschagne smashes fifty after a century in the first innings
- Australia lead past 400 runs
- WICKET! Brilliant catch from Ben Stokes near the boundary ropes, Head departs after a half-century
Another brilliant catch for the day!
This time it’s Ben Stokes taking a diving one in the deep #Ashes pic.twitter.com/t0DfyhTbEn
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 19, 2021
- FIFTY! Travis Head smashes fifty after a brilliant century at the Gabba
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 34.21 | |
| Marcus Harris | 23 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 34.85 | |
| Michael Neser | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 51 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 53.13 | |
| Steven Smith (C) | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 19.35 | |
| Travis Head | 51 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 94.44 | |
| Cameron Green | 33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 76.74 | |
| Alex Carey (WK) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Mitchell Starc | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.00 | |
| Jhye Richardson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 17 (b 3, w 1, nb 5, lb 8) | |||||
| Total | 230/9 (61) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Nathan Lyon | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.80 |
| Stuart Broad | 10 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 |
| Ollie Robinson | 15 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 3.60 |
| Chris Woakes | 12 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Joe Root | 6 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Ben Stokes | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Dawid Malan | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 1-41 | 13.6 |
| Michael Neser | 2-48 | 18.6 |
| MS Harris | 3-48 | 19.2 |
| Steven Smith | 4-55 | 28.6 |
| TM Head | 5-144 | 45.6 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 6-173 | 52.3 |
| AT Carey | 7-180 | 53.6 |
| Mitchell Starc | 8-216 | 59.3 |
| JA Richardson | 9-230 | 60.6 |
David Warner’s sneeze leaves Australia in tatters amid the COVID scare.
Rib soreness + sneezing = scenes.
Poor David Warner 🙈😅 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/nfjE6g38hv
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 19, 2021
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Ashes 2nd Test Day 4 LIVE
1st session
- Dinner Break! Labuschagne & Head remain unbeaten on 31 & 45.
- Consecutive FOURs! Includes Shot of the first session, brilliant drive from front foot by Labuschagne off a juicy half volley.
- FOUR! Travis Head announces his arrival, can he & Labuchagne turn out for Australia?
- WICKET! Australia lose Steve Smith, caught behind the wicket by Jos Buttler.
- FOUR! Steve Smith off the mark with a boundary, Labuschagne is also at the crease.
- James Anderson & Stuart Broad removes Marcus Harris and Michael Neser
A screamer of a catch from Jos Buttler 😱#Ashes pic.twitter.com/flQgDMnteF
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 19, 2021
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8:45 AM IST: COVID-19 scare haunts Ashes– A fresh Covid drama has engulfed the Ashes with a BBC staff who interviewed England’s Dawid Malan testing positive, reported Fox Sports. Sources said that as the journalist was wearing a mask there is no issue with Malan. Meanwhile, Commentators from other networks have been asked to stay in their hotel until the situation becomes clearer.
BREAKING: Reports a member of the visiting media has tested positive to Covid 19.
People scrambling to see what this means for broadcast and print.
— Peter Lalor (@plalor) December 19, 2021
In the last session of the day, Aussies bowled out England for 236. Visitors who were in control in the first session found themselves in a deep hole after losing 8 wickets for 86 runs this afternoon.
Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc bagged seven wickets combined as England suffered yet another collapse on Day 3 after Dawid Malan’s 80 and Root’s 62. On Day 4, England need miracles to restrict Australia.
Dawid Malan and Joe Root top-scored for England with innings of 80 and 62 respectively. Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes were the only other batters for visitors to reach the double-figure mark.
For hosts, Mitchell Starc starred with the ball as he scalped four wickets, while Nathan Lyon bagged three. Cameron Greem returned with two wickets while Neser with one.
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A lot to like about that performance today! 🤗
Our boys took 8-86 in the second and third sessions!
Big day tomorrow as we can really set up the game. Play to start from 2:30pm local time #Ashes pic.twitter.com/oZ2yBR7leg
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) December 18, 2021
Australia returned to bat in the final session and their batters spent tricky 17 over-stretch as England failed to start their fightback. The lone wicket of David Warner was courtesy a needless mix-up between the openers. The tidy fielding by Stuart Broad made sure that the only chance doesn’t go begging for the English side.
Mitchell Starc returned with 4/37 while Nathan Lyin bagged 3/58 to wreak England. Starc was of full praise for his wrecker partner.
“Nathan is a fantastic first-class bowler, he has been world-class for a long time. He knows what he is doing no matter what the colour of the ball,” Mitchell Starc said.
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“For us quicks to bowl in partnership with him was pretty key in how we went in the second session. He is a big part of our bowling attack,” Starc added.
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