A fifth Ashes Test victory is now still possible – on two conditions

Andrew ClarkSenior writer

Jul 31, 2023 – 6.29am

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Weather and strong batting permitting, Australia have a fighting chance of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat on the fifth and final day of the fifth Test of a thrilling Ashes cricket series.

Impressive, disciplined performances at the crease by Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja put the tourists at 0/135 when rain stopped play at the Oval in South London halfway through day four.

Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years.