Mitchell Starc removed England captain Joe Root with the last ball of day four to put Australia firmly on course for victory in the second Ashes test at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Australia declared their second innings on 230-9 before the tea break, setting England an improbable victory target of 468. The touring side were 82-4 at stumps, losing Root in the final over and staring at a second successive heavy defeat in the five-match series.
Australia showed their intent by removing opener Haseeb Hameed for a duck before tea and sent back Dawid Malan, who made 20, after the break. Starc floored Root with a painful blow to his abdomen before dismissing the England captain to cap another satisfying day for Australia. West Indies hold the record for the highest successful fourth innings chase of 418 achieved against Australia in 2003.
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