<p>Australia quickly wrapped up England's first innings for 294 and then reached 66-2 at lunch to lead by 188 runs on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test.</p>.<p>Resuming Saturday at 258-7, England could only muster another 36 runs as Nathan Lyon, then Scott Boland quickly mopped up the lower order to establish a first-innings lead of 122 runs.</p>.<p>Australia then lost openers David Warner (3), caught behind off Mark Wood, and Marcus Harris for 27 in the pursuit of quick runs.</p>.<p>At the break, Marnus Labuschagne was 28 not out and Steve Smith was on eight.</p>.<p>The Australians have already clinched the five-test series with wins in the first three tests but are still chasing a result in the rain-affected fourth match in Sydney.</p>.<p>Lyon (2-88) struck in the third over the morning, teasing Jack Leach into a big shot but was easily caught by Pat Cummins for 10.</p>.<p>Scott Boland, returning with the all-clear after needing a scan on his ribs following a fall while he was bowling just before tea on Friday, finally ended Jonny Bairstow's defiant innings at 113. Bairstow faced 158 balls, hitting eight boundaries and three sixes.</p>.<p>Boland then had Stuart Broad caught behind for 15 to end the innings. Boland finished with 4-36 in another impressive performance following his exceptional debut in Melbourne, where he took six wickets for seven runs in the second innings.</p>.<p>England bowled well to Australia's openers, with Wood (1-15) having Warner edge behind to substitute wicketkeeper Ollie Pope — who has replaced the injured Jos Buttler.</p>.<p>Leach (1-28) then struck shortly before lunch when he had Harris caught behind.</p>.<p>On Friday, a timely century by Bairstow and a half-century for an injured Ben Stokes helped England claw its way back into the match after a terrible start which saw the tourists slump to 36-4 at lunch.</p>.<p>In clear pain after being struck on the thumb by a Pat Cummins delivery, Bairstow shared a 128-run stand with Stokes (66) to steady England's innings and avoid any danger of being forced to follow-on.</p>.<p>Over the first two rain-affected days at the SCG, Australia made 416-8 declared with Usman Khawaja scoring 137 in his first test since 2019.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Australia quickly wrapped up England's first innings for 294 and then reached 66-2 at lunch to lead by 188 runs on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test.</p>.<p>Resuming Saturday at 258-7, England could only muster another 36 runs as Nathan Lyon, then Scott Boland quickly mopped up the lower order to establish a first-innings lead of 122 runs.</p>.<p>Australia then lost openers David Warner (3), caught behind off Mark Wood, and Marcus Harris for 27 in the pursuit of quick runs.</p>.<p>At the break, Marnus Labuschagne was 28 not out and Steve Smith was on eight.</p>.<p>The Australians have already clinched the five-test series with wins in the first three tests but are still chasing a result in the rain-affected fourth match in Sydney.</p>.<p>Lyon (2-88) struck in the third over the morning, teasing Jack Leach into a big shot but was easily caught by Pat Cummins for 10.</p>.<p>Scott Boland, returning with the all-clear after needing a scan on his ribs following a fall while he was bowling just before tea on Friday, finally ended Jonny Bairstow's defiant innings at 113. Bairstow faced 158 balls, hitting eight boundaries and three sixes.</p>.<p>Boland then had Stuart Broad caught behind for 15 to end the innings. Boland finished with 4-36 in another impressive performance following his exceptional debut in Melbourne, where he took six wickets for seven runs in the second innings.</p>.<p>England bowled well to Australia's openers, with Wood (1-15) having Warner edge behind to substitute wicketkeeper Ollie Pope — who has replaced the injured Jos Buttler.</p>.<p>Leach (1-28) then struck shortly before lunch when he had Harris caught behind.</p>.<p>On Friday, a timely century by Bairstow and a half-century for an injured Ben Stokes helped England claw its way back into the match after a terrible start which saw the tourists slump to 36-4 at lunch.</p>.<p>In clear pain after being struck on the thumb by a Pat Cummins delivery, Bairstow shared a 128-run stand with Stokes (66) to steady England's innings and avoid any danger of being forced to follow-on.</p>.<p>Over the first two rain-affected days at the SCG, Australia made 416-8 declared with Usman Khawaja scoring 137 in his first test since 2019.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>