Veteran Chris Rogers has bought some extra time for his late-blooming Test career after becoming the oldest Australia opener for 60 years to score an Ashes century, in yesterday&rsquo;s big win over England. The 36-year-old left-hander had fretted before the fourth Test that he was under pressure to hold on to his place. <img alt="Chris Rogers" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/Chris-Rogers_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 641px;" /> Chris Rogers celebrates his century against England in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/Getty Images. But Rogers laid that ghost to rest with a match-clinching 116 off 155 balls to bury England&rsquo;s victory hopes and put Australia 4-0 up in the series ahead of this week&rsquo;s final Sydney Test.u00a0Rogers, who also scored 61 in the first innings, ran Mitchell Johnson close for the man-of-the-match award. Despite Rogers&rsquo; jitters about his Test place, skipper Michael Clarke said he was an important member of the Ashes-winning side. &ldquo;I think it was a fantastic innings. A match-winning innings and he deserves a lot of credit for it,&rdquo; Clarke said. &ldquo;The way he played in the first innings was special as well. &ldquo;I think some people thrive on that expectation and that extra pressure and Chris certainly seems like one of those players. I think as captain of the team I certainly haven&rsquo;t felt that Chris is under pressure for his spot. I think he&rsquo;s been batting really well. I think he&rsquo;s been doing his job at the top of the innings for us and plays a huge role in our middle order. Clarke said Rogers&rsquo; century in the Boxing Day Test on his home Melbourne Cricket Ground before a total attendance of almost 272,000, was very special. &ldquo;I think more than anything it does his own personal confidence the world of good, but from my perspective Chris is an important part of this team,&rdquo; he said.u00a0&ldquo;I think for his teammates it was very special to see him raise his bat for his hundred, and on his home ground the MCG as well.&rdquo; Rogers became the oldest Australian opener to hit a Test century since Lindsay Hassett hit a hundred against England at Lord&rsquo;s in 1953. Coach Darren Lehmann said it was the best Rogers had batted for Australia since his 84 in the third Test in Manchester in August. Brief Scores: Australia 204 &amp; 231-2 (C Rogers 116, S Watson 83*) beat England 255 &amp; 179 (A Cook 51, N Lyon 5-50;u00a0M Johnson 3-25) by eight wickets

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