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England on brink of suffering Ashes whitewash

Australia open up a 311-run advantage over England in the fifth Ashes Test match at Sydney to move closer to completing a 5-0 series whitewash.

Australia have dominated day two of the fifth Ashes Test match against England to move into a commanding position at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Michael Clarke's side blew through England's top order before eventually dismissing the tourists for 155, and a superb bowling display was backed up by an unbeaten 73 from Chris Rogers as Australia ended the day with a lead of 311 runs.

England needed a confident start on day two, but after losing Alastair Cook to the second ball of the morning, wickets fell with alarming regularity to leave Cook's team on 23-5.

A gutsy 47 from Ben Stokes and an aggressive 30 from Stuart Broad helped England reach 155, some 171 runs adrift of Australia's first-innings total.

James Anderson took two wickets as England displayed a bit of fight in the field, but Rogers looked in fine form as he eased to 73 runs from 89 deliveries to take Australia to 140-4 at stumps.

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Mitchell Johnson of Australia bowls out Kevin Pietersen of England during day two of the Fourth Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 27, 2013
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