England’s resistance was eventually broken as Australia completed a 275-run victory in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Needing to bat out the day for a draw with six wickets left, England defied expectation to take the game into the final session.
Jos Buttler, who should have been caught for a duck, survived 207 balls for 26, raising slim hopes of the most unlikely of England escapes, only to fall in incredible fashion in the second over of the night session.
He saw off 31.2 overs with Chris Woakes, who made 44, and another 14.2 with Ollie Robinson, but stood on his stumps when going back to a shorter ball from Jhye Richardson.
James Anderson was last man out, caught at gully for Richardson’s fifth wicket, with 20.5 overs left. England were 192 all out in 113.1 overs.
It leaves their hopes of a first Ashes series win in Australia since 2010-11 severely faded, as the tour moves to Melbourne for the third Test.
England have never come from 2-0 down to win the Ashes in the series’ 139-year history. (BBC Sport)
