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Patna : England were struggling at 82/4 in 43.2 overs at stumps on day 4 in their second innings in 2nd test against Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia, on December 19, 2021, again staring at a humiliating defeat. Fast bowler Jhye Richardson has taken 2/17 in 8 overs while fellow fast bowler Mitchell Starc has taken 1/21 in 11.2 overs while fast medium bowler Michael Neser has taken 1/7 in 5 overs.
England need to score another 386 runs on day 5 to win the test with only 6 wickets in hand and their mainstay captain Joe Root ( 24 runs) and Dawid Malan (20 runs) back to pavilion. Both the openers : Haseeb Hameed ( 0) and Rory Burns (34 runs) fell to Jhye Richardson. Root fell to Starc while malan fell to Neser.
Australia had declared their first innings at 473/9 and second innings at 230/9. England scored 236 runs in their first innings. Australia lead the five-match Ashes Series 1-0.They are in commanding position in 2nd test too.