England fought back to claim six wickets as Australia staggered to 98-6 in its second innings at lunch on Day 2 of the fourth Ashes test on Saturday. Australia holds an overall lead of 140 after running through England for 110 in a dramatic first day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The surface at Melbourne's MCG has come in for heavy criticism after 20 wickets fell on day one of the Ashes Test

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Australia collapsed for 152 yet still claimed a 42-run lead over England on the first innings in a remarkable opening day of the fourth Ashes test Friday in which 20 wickets fell. The day's play unfolded before a world-record crowd for a day of cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Josh Tongue takes five-wicket haul, which includes bowling Steve Smith middle stump, as England torpedo Australia for 152 at MCG; tourists then skittled for 110 inside 30 overs to trail by 42 on first innings;

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Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

Australia retained the Ashes with two matches to spare after paceman Mitchell Starc took three of the last four wickets to blunt England's defiant comeback Sunday in a tense fifth-day finish to the third cricket test.

WATCH: England are staring down yet another blow on a tour that full of them, with paceman Gus Atkinson limping off the MCG on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test.