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 nightwatchman Scott Boland was four not out, with Travis Head yet to score, as the hosts reached stumps at four for no loss in their second innings, holding a 46-run lead over England.
England were bowled out for 110 in reply to Australia’s first-innings total of 152. The 20 wickets that fell marked the highest number in a single day at the MCG since a record 25 wickets tumbled during the 1902 Ashes.
