Australia lost three wickets in the first session but a still-flourishing 79-run stand between Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head stretched their overall lead to 371 against England on day four of the day-night second Ashes test on Sunday. Neser was bowled by James Anderson shortly after and Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith was caught spectacularly by Jos Buttler on the leg side off Ollie Robinson. It was a mixed session for the England wicketkeeper who earlier caught Marcus Harris (23) equally theatrically before dropping Smith off the very next ball. For the England side trailing 1-0 in the series and fighting to save the match, the changing weather proved helpful with a much cooler day in South Australia. Seamer Ollie Robinson's switch to off-spin to try and unseat Head, and improve England's poor over-rate, proved unsuccessful.

Source: The Star December 19, 2021 14:02 UTC