Stuart Broad takes 8-15 to dismiss Aussies for 60

Board would write himself into English cricket folklore by bowling out Australia for a meagre 60 runs in their first innings.

Starc, who provided a rare Australian positive with Test-best figures of 6-111, reflected on a challenging two days in Nottingham, but insisted he and his team-mates would aim to make life hard for England. Unfortunately for Australia, where this five-match series now stands at 2-1 to England, the eventual loss would mean they would concede the Ashes urn they had so valiantly snatched 18 months ago.

England were tantalisingly close to winning the match and pocketing the Ashes series by decimating hapless Australia who were engaged in a grim struggle to stave off innings defeat on day two of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.

79 – Years since Australia were dismissed for a lower score in a Test innings by England (58 all out at Brisbane in 1936). “Their tail wagged at bit at Edgbaston so, hopefully, we can just get the job done”.

Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood added 13 runs for the last wicket before the former edged Broad to Stokes in front of a disbelieving crowd to give the fast bowler test-best figures of 8-15.

Clarke got out following a superb catch taken by England captain Alastair Cook at first slip. “A 214-run lead after day one is probably as powerful a performance as I’ve ever seen or been involved in”. That was the only joy the Australian skipper had as he could not end his torrid run of form.

Broad, playing his 83rd test, became the fifth England bowler to take 300 test wickets after fellow pacemen James Anderson, Ian Botham, Bob Willis and Fred Trueman.

“It’s the best day’s cricket I have been involved in”, Broad said.

Root is unbeaten on 124 while night-watchman Mark Wood did well to survive. It has been an extremely tough day but we have to turn up tomorrow and bowl England out. Sometimes you nick everything and today were one of those.

4 – Number of times a Test team has bowled first and been batting by lunch on the first day. “That’s not going to work in these conditions… you just have to find a way to get through”.

“It’s unfortunate that we had to come off for bad light but we’re in an unbelievable position here”, said the 24-year-old.