England take key early wickets against Australia

England take key early wickets against Australia

England have taken early wickets at lunch on day two of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia in Durham.

The hosts failed to add to their overnight score of 238-9 before Jimmy Anderson (16) was bowled by Jackson Bird.

However, David Warner (3), Usman Khawaja (0) and Michael Clarke (6) were all dismissed by Stuart Broad before the break to leave the Aussies on 75-3.

Chris Rogers survived two DRS appeals to finish the morning session on 41, while Steven Smith will start out in the middle this afternoon with 17 runs to his name.

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