Australia inflicted a dramatic England collapse for the second time in the match as they eyed a fourth Test win inside three days at Headingley that would leave the Ashes level at 1-1
Australia inflicted a dramatic England collapse for the second time in the match as they eyed a fourth Test win inside three days at Headingley that would leave the Ashes level at 1-1.
England, at stumps on the second day were 82 for five, still needing a further 261 runs to make Australia bat again. The visitors scored 445.
In England's first innings 102 their numbers three, four and five had managed nine runs between them.
But on Saturday, the trio of Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood contributed an even worse seven runs in total, once more justifying Australia captain Ricky Ponting's assertion they were a weak link. Ben Hilfenhaus struck twice in two balls to spark the latest decline, when with England 58 without loss, he had captain Andrew Strauss lbw.
Bopara fell the same way next ball for a golden duck, a dismissal could leaver him facing disciplinary action after he showed dissent at umpire Asad Rauf's decision.
