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Patna : Set a target of 388 runs, England were 30/0 in 11 overs in their second innings at stumps on day 4 in 4th test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, on January 8, 2022, with openers Haseeb Hameed and Zak Crawley unbeaten on 8 and 22 runs respectively. England need to score 358 runs on day 5 to win this match. England had scored 294 runs in their first innings.

Earlier, Australia, who had declared their first innings at 416/6, declared their second innings at 265/6 in 68.5 overs with Usman Khwaja scoring an unbeaten 101 in 138 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes, his second century in the match, and medium fast bowler Cameron Green scoring 74 runs in 122 balls hitting 7 fours and 1 six. Khwaja and Green added 179 runs for the 5th wicket. Steven Smith scored 23 runs while opener David Warner scored 3 runs. Spinner Jack Leach took 4/84 in 21.5 overs while fast bowler Mark Wood took 2/65 in 15 overs.