MELBOURNE: David Warner plundered England’s bowling on a flat pitch to put Australia in a commanding position on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Warner capitalised on Australia winning the toss and had his first century of the series in sight after an ominous opening session. Australia have already reclaimed the Ashes after taking an unassailable three-nil lead in the five-Test series and are chasing a 5-0 whitewash over the beleaguered tourists. English fans from Queensland enjoy themselves ahead of the start of the Boxing Day test match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Cricket Australia expect the Boxing Day crowd to likely to surpass the 91,112 that made Ashes history in 2013-14 even though England had already lost the series.

Source: New Strait Times December 26, 2017 02:15 UTC