Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary
final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series
on Tuesday.
Australia needed a victory target of 168 off 36 overs
after England's batting inexplicably crumbled, the touring side losing their
last nine wickets for 60 runs to be all out for just 129.
Australia lost Justin Langer (7), Matthew Hayden
(18), Ricky Ponting (49) and Damien Martyn (5) during a frantic
run-chase before Mike Hussey (61 not out) and Michael Clarke (21
not out) steered them to victory in the nick of time.
England collapse, Australia need 168 to win
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Day 3: Hoggard restricts Australia to 312-5
Day 2: Collingwood puts England on top
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