Injury forces Anderson out of fourth Test

“It’s been a mad Test match but an enjoyable one”.

A pugnacious Warner still carried the fight, equalling the fastest half-century by either side in an Ashes Test – emulating the 35 balls compatriot Graham Yallop took in 1981 – but the opener fell to James Anderson, who later went off with a suspected side strain.

But his third ball today saw Johnson to the 300 mark with a superb lifting delivery that recalled England batsman Jonny Bairstow, averaging over 100 in county cricket this season, could only fend off the glove to wicket-keeper Peter Nevill for five.

“Their batting was as pathetic as it was in the first innings“.

England, after losing the toss, had bowled Australia out inside 37 overs on Wednesday, with James Anderson taking an Ashes-best six for 47.

At lunch on the second day, England were 221 for seven.

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But he was near unplayable at times at Edgbaston as he dismissed both Steven Smith and the struggling Clarke for the second time in the match.

Ian Bell delighted a capacity crowd at his Edgbaston home ground with a sparkling unbeaten fifty as England defeated Australia by eight wickets to win the third Test on Friday.

England’s Steven Finn celebrates taking the wicket of Australia’s Adam Voges.

Mitchell Marsh was next to go, comprehensively bowled for six, before Johnson miscued Finn to Stokes at backward-point to hand the returning seamer a five-wicket haul on his return to the side.

Warner attacked but, trying to turn Anderson legside, the left-hander ballooned a catch to Lyth in the covers to end a 49-ball innings, including 10 fours. I’ve been very fortunate in the last few years that I’ve not had many so you’ve just got to take it on the chin.

Resuming on 133-3 overnight, just three short of the Australian’s first innings total, England managed to build a lead of 145, after being dismissed for 281, thanks mainly to some excellent late order runs by Moeen Ali.

England’s leading wicket taker in tests said working with bowling coach Ottis Gibson had paid dividends.

Australia did miss one chance to eliminate him and apply some pressure when Bell guided a catch to second slip off Starc, but it was captain Michael Clarke who had himself to blame when he spilled the ball.

England were in even greater danger of not capitalizing on their excellent first day when Jos Buttler was LBW for 7 to Lyon to leave them 190 for 7.