As England reduced Australia at dinner in their bidding to get a series-tying draw day four of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval, stuart Broad dismissed David Warner for the seventh time in the show.
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Warner (11) edged Broad to Rory Burns at slide to end a dreadful string with 95 runs in 10 innings in an average of 9.50 – the left-hander’s closing knock only the next time he reached double figures.
Warner and Marcus Harris (9) had finished Australia’s highest opening stand that this summer – a paltry 18 – before Broad sent Harris’ away stump cartwheeling from round the wicket.
Australia, pursuing 399 for success after dismissing England for 329, were then steadied by the typical suspects Steve Smith (18no) and also Marnus Labuschagne (14) – just for Jack Leach to turn a delivery beyond the latter external border and have him stumped by Jonny Bairstow.
Leach (9) and Jofra Archer (3) fell inside 20 minutes after England had resumed on 313-8 – Archer out caught behind on inspection after he had been shown to get gloved Pat Cummins down the leg-side, also Leach caught off Nathan Lyon (4-69) at mid-on after top-edging a teaser.
Broad swelled the total of England by hammering two sixes off Cummins, ahead of one for Leach and his two wickets boosted their hopes of a 2-2 draw.
Smith – that currently has Matthew Wade (10no) for business – stands in their way, however.
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