12/29/2013

Ashes 2013-2014: Australia cruise to win over England


Australia made it four wins out of four as they moved closer to an Ashes whitewash with a dominant eight-wicket victory over England in Melbourne.
Led by an unruffled 116 from opener Chris Rogers and aided by three missed catches, they knocked off the remaining 201 runs they needed by mid-afternoon on a day that became a stroll in the Melbourne sunshine.
England had begun with hope of summoning up the spirit of 1998, when they bowled out Australia for just 162 on this ground to win by 12 runs.
Instead they created very little and blew what chances they did have as Australia, led home by the unbeaten Shane Watson (85) and Michel Clarke (six), cruised to the biggest fourth-innings target at this ground in 51 years.

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