ADELAIDE: England’s hopes for drawing level in the Ashes series livened up as they ended the day with requiring another 174 runs to level the series. Importantly, England Captain Joe Root is still at the crease battling hard to give England a much needed win on the tour. England started brightly with a 50-run partnership, their first of the series. Australia started the day on 53/4 after Chris Woakes and Anderson had taken out four top order wickets for England in the final session of Day 3. Australia started the day with due caution and kept the scoreboard ticking but Anderson persisted with a combination of disciplined lines and attacking bowling to leave Australia gasping.

Source: Pakistan Today December 05, 2017 14:37 UTC