Broad’s 8-15 and Joe Root’s unbeaten 124 demolishes Australia to 60, England lead 214 runs with 6 wickets remaining

Australia tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Aug 6-10, 2015

 Australia 60 all out  18.3 ov , MJ Clarke 10 off 15, 2 fours, MG Johnson 13 off 25, 2 fours, SCJ Broad 15-8; MA Wood 13-1.

England 274-4,  65 ov, AN Cook 43 off 86, 7 fours,  Joe Root 124 not out off 158, 19 fours, 1 six, Johnny Bairstow 74 off  105, 12 fours, MA Starc 73-3, JR Hazelwood 63-1

England lead by 214 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Michael Clarke’s team has all the pressure mounted on them put on their worst ever performance as they were bowled for a paltry 60, their seventh lowest score in the test history and the second lowest score in the last  79 years, in the fourth  Investec Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Australia can’t afford to lose this test match as they would have lost the Ashes for the fourth consecutive time in England.

England leads the five match series 2-1 and can afford to lose this match and still win the series at Oval. Australia lost 9 wickets for 50 runs. Australia were 19-4 after 3 overs. Stuart Broad bowled Chris Rogers who edges behind to Cook at Slips and get his 300 wickets. On the same over Staurt Broad gets Smith to edge to Joe Root. Australia were 21 for 5 on the fifth over, and on the seventh they were 29-6, by the 1oth over they were 33-7 and on the 13th over 47-9 and on the 19th over they were all out for 60. Australia’s first innings was the shortest in the test history with  9 players in single figures and  3 ducks, as the top scorer was the extras.

England produced a dominant display on a record breaking first day of the 4th Ashes Test. Joe Root is the first batsman to score an unbeaten century on day one of  an Ashes Test, batting in the 2nd innings of the match.