Australia close in on Ashes second Test win after ripping through England top order

Australia are in pole position to secure victory in the second Ashes Test after their bowling attack ripped through England's top order at Lord's on Saturday.

England had managed to bowl out Australia for 279 in their second innings after the tourists failed to deal with a relentless barrage of short deliveries.

It was a manic innings of Ashes cricket that ended with Nathan Lyon hobbling out to bat for Australia despite barely being able to walk due to the serious calf injury he sustained on Day 2.

Any hopes of another sensational run-chase that has characterised England under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, though, looked all but over after a superb bowling effort from Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.

Starc claimed the wickets of opener Zac Crawley and Ollie Pope (both for three) before captain Cummins accounted for key England batter Joe Root (18) and then Harry Brook (four) in one memorable over as England collapsed to 45-4.

That brought Stokes to the crease and the all-rounder, who had clearly been struggling with his knee injury when bowling, helped restore some calm – and a glimmer of hope for England.

He finished unbeaten on 29, alongside Ben Duckett who reached a second half-century of the match on his way to 50 not out as England reached 114-4 at the close.

But there was controversy late on when Duckett was caught by Starc on the boundary just after reaching 50. But the decision was overturned after replays showed Starc had scraped the ball along turf without his fingers underneath it after taking the catch.

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