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Watch: Joe Root surprises Usman Khawaja with a bouncer on Day 4 at SCG

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England captain Joe Root bowled a bouncer to first-innings centurion Usman Khawaja, proper on the stroke of Tea spoil on Day 4 of the fourth Ashes Check on the Sydney Cricket Flooring on Saturday.

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Root’s bouncer stunned Australian batter Khawaja and Ollie Pope, who has been drafted in as wicketkeeper for England after finger accidents to Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow. Khawaja reacted with one for an over signal against Root, sooner than the avid gamers walked out for the Tea spoil.

England took the important thing wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith however Australia endured their march against a 2nd declaration with a lead of 271 runs at tea at the fourth day of the fourth Ashes take a look at on Saturday.

Australia have been 149 for 4 with Usman Khawaja on 35 now not out, and all-rounder Cameron Inexperienced, unbeaten on 26. Inexperienced and Khawaja had placed on 63 for the 5th wicket at tea.

Australia had snuffed out England’s first dig for 294 within the first hour of the day however they didn’t have all of it their very own approach as they appeared to construct at the 122-run lead their 416-8 declared gave them.

Openers David Warner (3) and Marcus Harris (27) have been got rid of sooner than lunch and paceman Mark Wooden struck within the first over after the spoil to brush aside Labuschagne (29) for the 3rd time in succession.

All 3 batsmen have been stuck in the back of via England change fielder Ollie Pope, who was once conserving wickets rather than the injured Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow.

Jack Leach, who had previous deceived Harris together with his spin, were given his 2nd wicket when a supply skidded onto Smith’s stumps when the previous Australia captain was once on 23.

Previous, Scott Boland was once once more to the fore as Australia impulsively dispatched England’s closing 3 batsman for the addition of 36 runs to their in a single day rating.

Boland in spite of everything ended Bairstow’s innings on 113 and completed off the England batting via having Stuart Huge stuck in the back of for 15.

Boland completed with figures of 4-36, giving him 11 wickets at a median of 8.27 after his first 3 innings of Check cricket.