England needs 175 runs to win Fourth Ashes test
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With Gill unavailable to bat, this wicket ends India’s innings at 93, handing South Africa victory by 30 runs in a gripping low-scoring thriller. Simon Harmer tightens his grip on the Test with another wicket in a miserly over.
England finally have a victory to savour in Australia. In the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the visitors chased down 175 in dramatic fashion, ending a stretch of 18 consecutive matches without a win in the country - their first success there since 2011.
Ashes Live Score, Australia (AUS) vs England (ENG) 4th Test Day 1: Michael Neser picked four wickets while Scott Boland returned with a sensational three-wicket spell to bowl England out for 110 and secure a 42-run lead in the first innings of the fourth Test.
Catch the ball-by-ball commentary, updates and highlights from Day 1 of the fourth Test between Australia and England being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
India still trail by 480 runs as Senuran Muthusamy’s century and Marco Jansen’s 93 helped the Proteas score a mountain of runs.
The visitors still trail by 242 runs in the first innings with seven wickets in hand in reply to England's 387
England have it all to do to avoid another embarrassing Ashes defeat, having lost the first two Tests in meek style. The third Test at the Adelaide Oval is the first ...
South Africa complete a brutal 408-run defeat of India to finish the 2-0 series whitewash in Guwahati. India were never really in the picture, and lots to think about. Simon Harmer wins player of the series after 17 wickets in total.