Australia vs England, 2nd Ashes Test, Highlights: Australia beat England by 275 runs, lead series 2-0

Nathan Lyon to bowl from the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Floated ball, on middle. Ben Stokes defends it off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, on off. Ben Stokes presses forward and blocks it out.

Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Good-length ball, outside off. Ollie Pope isn't troubled by that line and shoulders arms to it. 

Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Pope is off the mark! Fuller this time, on the pads. Ollie Pope clears his front leg and works it away through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Good-length ball, outside off. Ollie Pope leans and pushes it to point. 

Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, on middle, angling in. Ollie Pope covers the line and blocks it out. 

We are set to begin! Australian players stride out to the middle. Ben Stokes walks out to resume his innings along with Ollie Pope. Mitchell Starc to complete his over. 

Australia batted one and a half sessions on Day 4 and in that, they managed to pile a plethora of runs and set a target of 468 runs for England. The bowlers have done their job picking up 4 wickets and Australia are now on top of this context. The bowlers would look to wrap things quickly by taking the remaining wickets and take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 5-match series. 

England faced yet another collapse on Day 4. It was integral for them that their openers remain unscathed till Stumps and have an outside chance to draw the match. But that wasn't the case as they lost 4 wickets which includes their pillars - Dawid Malan and Joe Root. Joe Root went through a lot of pain but kept batting and showed fighting spirit but in the final minutes of Day 4, he got out and walked off in disbelief. Shouldn't be long before Australian bowlers breathe fire unless we are in for a surprise.

Hello and a warm welcome to Day 5 of the second Test match between Australia and England. Australia just need 6 wickets to win this Test and would look to wrap things up quickly as they don't have to deal with Dawid Malan and Joe Root as well who have been the best English batsmen on this tour so far. While England would hope that Ben Stokes could repeat his Headingley performance and take this match to the final session for a solid finish. 

... DAY 5, SESSION 1 ...

That is it from Day 4 then! Australia are well in control here and a win for them looks the likeliest result. However, cricket is a game of uncertainties and if England can find batters to hang in there, who knows, we could see a draw and if that happens, it will definitely not be less than a win for the visitors. Do join us for Day 5 action at 1430 local (0400 GMT). But as you all know you can join us early for the build-up. Cheers!

A top session for the Aussies. Mitchell Starc comes out with a hammer blow in the final over to get rid of Root at the stroke of STUMPS. Australia bagged three wickets in this session and gave away only 62 runs. They surely would’ve liked to take a couple more scalps and extend the play to end the game this evening itself but that was not the case.

Yet another collapse was on the horizon for England, but Root and Stokes managed to steady the ship in the middle, until the last over when Root nicked one back to the slips. Stokes looked pretty conservative with the blade and he has a huge task to overcome on the final day. Chasing down the target won’t be in their mind at all. To be honest, to pull out a draw out of this fixture isn’t going to be an easy task at all with just 6 wickets in hand. England would need more than the rub of green to take out something out of this game. Steven Smith was smart with his bowling combinations. All the bowlers probed good lines and lengths but could not find success. But the pink-ball specialist, Starc, comes out with a ripper to get his a step closer to the finish line. 

A hard-fought battle by the visitors, but the hosts enjoyed plenty of success. Malan and Burns after being looked to have settled in the middle negotiated the first half-hour of the final session really well against the consistent attack of Lyon, combined with Green, Neser and Richardson. After several attempts, Lyon got the outside edge of Malan, but Smith ended up dropping that one at slips. A rare, dropped catch from Australia’s point of view, but Malan could not make the most of his reprieve, and slipped out soon. Burns followed his team-mate back to the pavilion. Courtesy of Jhye Richardson and Michael Neser.

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The way Steven Smith was jumping in joy after the catch was taken just shows how big and how pleased are the Aussies with this wicket. Exactly what they would have wanted before Stumps. Either the wicket of Root or Stokes, the former preferably and they have got it. Starc the provider again. Really have to feel sorry for Root. He was battling through a lot of pain, he just had the 4 balls to get through on Day 4 but he falls. He could have left this one alone though but probably the left-arm around angle does him in. This lands outside off, and holds its line. Root looks to defend, it was well outside off. He does so inside the line. The ball goes off the outside edge and the keeper does the rest. He walks back and so do the other plays as THAT IS STUMPS ON DAY 4!

Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Length and on off, Root keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flatter and on off. Stokes defends it out and sees off the penultimate over.

Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Quicker and flatter, just outside off. Stokes defends it out on his back foot.