// England emerged through a manic final few overs unscathed to set up a grandstand finish on the final day at Lord's. After a nightmare start to its chase of 371, England skipper Ben Stokes (29 not out) joined opener Ben Duckett (50 not out) to put together a crucial partnership. It was another day filled with drama, controversy and some brilliant cricket sprinkled in, and here were the best moments from day four. AS IT HAPPENED: The Ashes second Test, day four READ MORE: Aussies fume over 'shocking' third umpire call READ MORE: The genius tactic that saw NRL records smashed Every ball of the Ashes will be live, free and exclusive on 9Now, and if you miss any of the action you can find full highlights and exclusive replays after every day's play here Lyon's heroic cameo There were significant doubts over whether Nathan Lyon would even bat in Australia's second innings, but what followed was something remarkable. Lyon hobbled to the crease at the fall of Australia's ninth wicket and added 15 runs including a boundary of his own for the last wicket alongside Mitchell Starc. He was eventually dismissed and returned to the famous Lord's long room to a standing ovation after a truly unbelievable effort. Starc, Australia stunned by reversal If England ends up mowing down the 371 runs required to win the second Test, this moment will be replayed for years to come. Australia thought it had dismissed England opener Ben Duckett late in the day following a terrific catch in the deep by Mitchell Starc. They were stunned just minutes later when Duckett was called back to a crease after third umpire Marais Erasmus ruled that Starc hadn't been in control of the catch despite appearing to take it cleanly. Ahmed's incredible boundary save, Lyon's limp On a chaotic day of cricket, this was perhaps the most chaotic play of them all. Mitchell Starc thought he'd hit a six only for sub fielder Rehan Ahmed to pull of one of the most brilliant one-handed saves on the boundary you're ever likely to see. Ahmed's save came as Starc and the hobbled Nathan Lyon ball-watched in the middle of the pitch, and Lyon was required to hop towards his crease, further damaging his injured calf in the process. Skipper Pat Cummins could barely believe his eyes as he watched along on the Lord's balcony Here's every wicket that fell on day four AUSTRALIA Usman Khawaja 77 (187): c Potts b Broad, FOW: 3-187 (61.6 ov) Steve Smith 34 (62): c Crawley b Tongue, FOW: 4-190 (62.4 ov) Travis Head 7 (16): c Root b Broad, FOW: 5-197 (67.3 ov) Cameron Green 18 (67): c Duckett b Robinson, FOW: 6-239 (87.3 ov) Alex Carey 21 (73): c Root b Robinson, FOW: 7-242 (89.1 ov) Pat Cummins 11 (29): c Duckett b Broad, FOW: 8-261 (95.2 ov) Josh Hazlewood 1 (3): c Root b Stokes, FOW: 9-264 (96.4 ov) Nathan Lyon 4 (13): c Stokes b Broad, FOW: 10-279 (101.5 ov) ENGLAND Zak Crawley 3 (6): c Carey b Starc, FOW: 1-9 (2.1 ov) Ollie Pope 3 (10): b Starc, FOW: 2-13 (4.2 ov) Joe Root 18 (35): c Warner b Cummins, FOW: 3-41 (12.2 ov) Harry Brook 4 (3): b Cummins, FOW: 4-45 (12.5 ov) For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! England emerged through a manic final few overs unscathed to set up a grandstand finish on the final day at Lord's. After a nightmare start to its chase of 371, England skipper Ben Stokes (29 not out) joined opener Ben Duckett (50 not out) to put together a crucial partnership. It was another day filled with drama, controversy and some brilliant cricket sprinkled in, and here were the best moments from day four. AS IT HAPPENED: The Ashes second Test, day four READ MORE: Aussies fume over 'shocking' third umpire call READ MORE: The genius tactic that saw NRL records smashed Every ball of the Ashes will be live, free and exclusive on 9Now, and if you miss any of the action you can find full highlights and exclusive replays after every day's play here Lyon's heroic cameo There were significant doubts over whether Nathan Lyon would even bat in Australia's second innings, but what followed was something remarkable. Lyon hobbled to the crease at the fall of Australia's ninth wicket and added 15 runs including a boundary of his own for the last wicket alongside Mitchell Starc. He was eventually dismissed and returned to the famous Lord's long room to a standing ovation after a truly unbelievable effort. Starc, Australia stunned by reversal If England ends up mowing down the 371 runs required to win the second Test, this moment will be replayed for years to come. Australia thought it had dismissed England opener Ben Duckett late in the day following a terrific catch in the deep by Mitchell Starc. They were stunned just minutes later when Duckett was called back to a crease after third umpire Marais Erasmus ruled that Starc hadn't been in control of the catch despite appearing to take it cleanly. Ahmed's incredible boundary save, Lyon's limp On a chaotic day of cricket, this was perhaps the most chaotic play of them all. Mitchell Starc thought he'd hit a six only for sub fielder Rehan Ahmed to pull of one of the most brilliant one-handed saves on the boundary you're ever likely to see. Ahmed's save came as Starc and the hobbled Nathan Lyon ball-watched in the middle of the pitch, and Lyon was required to hop towards his crease, further damaging his injured calf in the process. Skipper Pat Cummins could barely believe his eyes as he watched along on the Lord's balcony Here's every wicket that fell on day four AUSTRALIA Usman Khawaja 77 (187): c Potts b Broad, FOW: 3-187 (61.6 ov) Steve Smith 34 (62): c Crawley b Tongue, FOW: 4-190 (62.4 ov) Travis Head 7 (16): c Root b Broad, FOW: 5-197 (67.3 ov) Cameron Green 18 (67): c Duckett b Robinson, FOW: 6-239 (87.3 ov) Alex Carey 21 (73): c Root b Robinson, FOW: 7-242 (89.1 ov) Pat Cummins 11 (29): c Duckett b Broad, FOW: 8-261 (95.2 ov) Josh Hazlewood 1 (3): c Root b Stokes, FOW: 9-264 (96.4 ov) Nathan Lyon 4 (13): c Stokes b Broad, FOW: 10-279 (101.5 ov) ENGLAND Zak Crawley 3 (6): c Carey b Starc, FOW: 1-9 (2.1 ov) Ollie Pope 3 (10): b Starc, FOW: 2-13 (4.2 ov) Joe Root 18 (35): c Warner b Cummins, FOW: 3-41 (12.2 ov) Harry Brook 4 (3): b Cummins, FOW: 4-45 (12.5 ov) For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! https://ift.tt/wkJX6Ps //
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