Published: Dec 09, 2013, 05:53 AM (IST)
Edited: Dec 09, 2013, 11:18 AM (IST)
Dec 9, 2013
Australia only need four wickets to win the second Ashes 2013-14 Test at the Adelaide Oval. England are at 247 for six at stumps on Day Four still needing an improbable 284 runs to win. Matt Prior is batting on 31 and Stuart Broad is on 22.
Joe Root (87) and Ben Stokes (28) were the wickets to fall in final session on Sunday. Peter Siddle has taken two wickets while Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Steven Smith and Nathan Lyon took one wicket-a-piece.
Brief scores:
Australia 570 for 9 decl. (Chris Rogers 72, Michael Clarke 148, Brad Haddin 118; Stuart Broad 3 for 98) and 132 for 3 decl. (David Warner 83*; James Anderson 2 for 19) lead England 172 (Michael Carberry 60, Ian Bell 72*; Mitchell Johnson 7 for 40) and 247 for 6 (Joe Root 87, Kevin Pietersen 53; Peter Siddle 2 for 21) by 284 runs.
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