Overview
- England reached 207-6 at stumps on day four, leaving 228 more runs required and Australia four wickets from a 3-0 series lead.
- Pat Cummins, returning from a back injury, removed Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Joe Root to spearhead the top-order collapse.
- Cummins’ haul included Root for the 13th time in Tests and took him to 150 career wickets as a Test captain.
- Nathan Lyon swung the evening session with three wickets, bowling Harry Brook and Ben Stokes before Zak Crawley was stumped for 85.
- Travis Head’s 170 and Alex Carey’s 72 powered Australia to 349 in the second innings, setting a 435 target that exceeds Adelaide Oval’s best chase of 316 and the all-time Test record of 418, with Marnus Labuschagne’s one‑handed catch also removing Pope.