MELBOURNE (Reuters) - England seamer Tim Bresnan ripped through Australia's top order after tea at the fourth test in Melbourne on Tuesday to leave the tourists needing only six more wickets to seal the Ashes.
Bresnan trapped Shane Watson lbw for 54 before bowling Ricky Ponting for 20, the Australian captain playing onto his stumps to continue his miserable series with the bat.
The paceman then dismissed Mike Hussey for a duck (0), when the middle order batsman pushed a delivery that stayed low to short cover where Ian Bell took a smart catch.
Australia were 104-4 after Bresnan's fiery spell, which gave him 3-11 in his 11th over. The hosts still needed another 311 runs to make England bat again after dismissing the tourists for 513 shortly before lunch.
The five-test series is level at 1-1, but victory in Melbourne will see England take the Ashes home for the first time in 24 years
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