England – and particularly Joe Root – are in excruciating pain as Australia close in on a dominant Adelaide win. 9WWOS Ashes
, had declared at 9-230 just before tea, setting England a record fourth-innings chase of 468 to win.
The mammoth pursuit began in disastrous fashion when Haseeb Hameed was dismissed for a six-ball duck, before Rory Burns mustered only 34, Dawid Malan 20 and Root 24. Dawid Malan was one of four England batters to lose their wicket late on the fourth day of the second Ashes Test. The world's No.1-ranked men's Test batter was dealt not one but two doses of horrible misfortune on the fourth day.His blow to the testicles late in the final session, caused by a rapid Starc delivery, followed a hit to the abdomen just before the start of play.
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