England on the brink of victory
England put themselves on the verge of victory in the second Ashes Test, after a clatter of Australian wickets on the final morning at the Adelaide Oval.
Australia began today on 238 for four, still needing another 137 runs to make England bat again - but with the hope of more bad weather coming to their rescue to prevent the tourists going 1-0 up with two to play.
England were through to the Australia tail within an hour - thanks to pace rather than the anticipated spin - and with 50 minutes still to go to lunch, the opposition had faltered to 295 for eight.
Andrew Strauss took the second new ball after 83 overs, and Steven Finn needed just eight deliveries with it to take his first wicket.
It was a big one too, Michael Hussey's mis-pull caught at mid-on by James Anderson soon after Australia's left-handed lynchpin had reached a 98-ball half-century.
The sixth wicket, with Marcus North and Brad Haddin, at the crease was always going to be key.
It put on only 25 runs, before Haddin was caught behind pushing forward to some Anderson swing - the first of three wickets without addition in four balls.
Ryan Harris bagged a king pair when he shouldered arms to go lbw, despite looking in vain for a DRS reprieve - the ball shown to be just clipping a bail.
Graeme Swann (four for 89) was then convinced by wicketkeeper Matt Prior to chance another review for lbw against North - he had been unsuccessful with a similar attempt earlier on - and this time, the same batsman had to go.
Swann very nearly had his fourth wicket when Peter Siddle saw the ball roll back on to the base of his stumps, on nought, from an attempted forward-defensive - but fail to dislodge the bails. But the ninth wicket did fall moments later when Xavier Doherty was bowled by Swann.
