Aussies to complete rout
09/08/2009 8:28 PM
Not even England's fickle weather will stop Australia from levelling the Ashes series with victory in the fourth Test at Headingley on Sunday night.
Sunshine bathed Headingley as the Australian team arrived at the ground to complete its rout of England.
The home side will resume on the third day on 5-82, still requiring a further 261 runs just to make Australia bat again.
Wicketkeeper Matt Prior was unbeaten on four and nightwatchman James Anderson yet to score.
Anderson is aiming to preserve a sequence of 54 innings without a duck.
Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann, the next two men in, both boast batting averages above 30 so England still has enough batting power to push the game beyond lunch.
Australia, however, will fancy its chances of rolling through England's tail after claiming five wickets in a devastating 44-ball burst late on the second day.
Mitchell Johnson enjoyed his best spell of the series, taking three wickets in 14 balls, while Ben Hilfenhaus has two wickets.
Both men will have eyes set on completing their first Ashes five-for.