MELBOURNE, Dec 29 : England’s seamers struck twice to leave Australia wobbling at 70 for two at lunch on day four of the fourth Ashes test on Friday after Alastair Cook carried his bat in a record innings for the tourists.
Opener David Warner will resume on 28 not out alongside his captain Steve Smith, who had made four, with Australia 94 runs short of making England bat again on a warm and cloudy day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
All-rounder Chris Woakes made the early breakthrough, bowling opener Cameron Bancroft for 27, with James Anderson having number three Usman Khawaja caught behind for 11.
England earlier resumed their first innings on 491 for nine but were unable to add to their overnight total, with tail-ender Anderson dismissed first ball by paceman Pat Cummins, fending a catch straight to Bancroft at short leg.
That left former captain Cook unbeaten on 244, a record total among openers who have carried their bat through an innings.
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