Ashes 2015: Steven Finn ecstatic as England continue to dominate Australia in

England spearhead James Anderson has been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test, and will miss the remainder of the Edgbaston Test with a side strain.

England needs 117 more runs to win the third Ashes test after dismissing Australia for 265 in its second innings today with Steven Finn taking 6-79.

“Obviously in any position you feel like you can win a Test match“, said Warner.

It leaves Australia with a second innings lead of just 23, but Warner is still adamant the match can be saved if they establish a lead of over 150.

Six feet seven inches tall Finn, returning to Test cricket after two years, then took centre-stage by plucking out Steven Smith (8) in his second over, as the Australian willower top edged a short of the length delivery.

“At the moment, the way this environment is set up, we just want to go out there and enjoy it and play with smiles on our faces”.

Having survived one appeal for a catch down the legside on 53 by opposing wicket-keeper Jos Buttler, Nevill eventually fell in similar fashion when the diving England gloveman held a stunning one-handed chance, high to his left, off Finn.

After 72 overs, Australia are at 245/8 with a lead of 100 runs over the Englishside.

Anderson admitted poor shots were a big factor in Australia’s first-day misery.

Nathan Lyon could have been out in the same over if Cook had a review left, with a confident lbw shout turned down by Aleem Dar.

Finn, who wasn’t a regular choice for the Ashes 2015 and came as a substitute in the playing XI for injured Mark Wood, has shown that his hard work has brought him back to the ideal line and length that helped him in becoming the youngest English player to bag 50 Test wickets. “We need these two guys to put on a 100-run partnership and get the ball rolling”.

Boycott said Australia captain Michael Clarke is “under the cosh” and “lucky to be averaging 18”.

His record at The Oval is less stellar – 35 wickets at 33 – but his loss would be a huge boon for the Australians, who this afternoon were fighting to cling on in the third Test at Edgbaston.

After capitulating to 136 all out on Wednesday, and then facing a deficit of 145 after England made 281, Australia had no answer to Finns pace, bounce and movement at a raucous Edgbaston.

All this was after England resumed on their overnight 133 for 3, and Johnson took two wickets – including his 300th in Tests – in three balls as both Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes gloved sharply rising deliveries through to Nevill.