P342 CJJFAX s42 Fri 3Q Dec 01:05/08 ] 1/6 ] CRICKET] SECOVD TEST, ( '/.k/.I/, ] (Day 5) Melbourne Shane Wbrnj took a hat-trick as Miwj Gatting was out to the second $5 victory in just 56 minutes. Wbrnj trapped Phillip DjFreitas lbw before having Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm caught to complete another sorry defeat for England. ball of the day to ind any faint 5 hope that th y might survive. 5u Alec Stewart bravely defied the pain of his broken finger to conj in next but could do nothing as the remaining five wickets fell rot 5 nine run3 in 75 d liveries. 5-m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n ThjrdTjst Ass v Eng Eng Schjd SA v NZP342 CEEFAX 342 Fri 30 Dec 00:35/28 ] 2/6 ] CRICKET: SECOND TEST, ] (Day 5) Melbourne Mike Athjrton admitted there was no wonder-cure after England crashed to a 295-run defeat to go 2-0 down in the five-match Ashes series. "There is no miracle answer. All we can do is try and perform better and work hard," hj confessed. He defended his decision to put Australia in after winning the toss "Wj felt the best way to win was to bowl them out twice but we didn't get the runs to give us a chance." Athjrton also revealed that John Crawley will play in Sunday'u third Test in place of Alec Stewart. ThirdTjst Ass v Eng Eng Schjd SA v NZP342 CJJFAX 342 Fri 30 Dec 00:53/48 ] 3/6 ] CRICKET: SECOND TEST, ] (Day 5) Melbourne Australia captain Mark Tbylor said hj could not h vj hoped for more after going 2-0 up in the series. "I'm very satisfied and you canWt do better than that," hj stated. "I said at the start I wanted to win three matches to take the series so we're two-thirds of the way there." He added: "Wj would have batted if I'd won the toss. I was happy with our first innings score as not many sjdjs have hit 300 here this season "David Boon showed what could bj done here while Damien Fleming's early bowling set up the win." 5]m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. ThirdTjst Ass v Eng Eng Schjd SA v NZP342 CJEFAX 342 Fri 30 Dec 00:18/08 ] 4/6 CRICKET: SECOND TEST, ] (Day 5) Melbourne Craig McDermott took the man-of-the match award after his 5-42 in England's second innings helped towards their 295-run defeat. "It's all gone well for mj even though I didnWt bowl that well on Wjdnjsdaz," hj sbid. hj p ceman accounted for Mike Gatting and Steven Rhodes early on before ending the match when hj had Phil Tufnjll caught behind. "Things happened for mj out there even though the bowling footmarks were like granite," hj added. ENGLAND SECOND INNS CARD/BOWLING 341 (hirdTjst Ass v Eng Eng Schjd SA v NZP342 CEEFAX 342 Fri 30 Dec 00:10/28 ] 5/6 CRICKET: SECOND TEST, (Day 5) Melbourne England will have to re-write the history books if they are to have a chance of regaining the Ashes after going 2-0 down in the series. In the game's 117-year history only one team has ever recovered from that position to win a series 3-2. $hat was the 1936/37 Australian sjdj led bz Sir Don Brahman which fought back to beat England. $his is the fourth series in a row that Australia have gone 2-0 up against England and, as they hold the Ashes, they only need a draw to bj certain of retaining them. 5mm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. ThirdTjst Ass v Eng Eng Schjd SA v NZP342 CJEFAX 342 Fri 30 Dec 00:44/48 ] 6/6 ] CRICKET: SECOND TEST, ] (Day 5) Melbourne Shane Wbrnj became only the third Australian in Test history to take a hat-trick against England as they took a 2-0 lead in the series. He is the first to record a treble in the Ashes series since Hugh Trumbli in 1903-4. Trumble also pjrformjd the feat in 1901-2 and Fred Spofforth did so in 1878-9. All four hat-tricks have been taken at Melbourne. Australia have named an unchanged 12 for the third Test at Szdnjy, which starts on Sunday. FINAL DAY SCORECARD m SEE PAGE 341 ThirdTjst Ass v Eng Eng Schjd SA v NZP342 CEEFAX 342 Fri 30 Dec 00:19/08 ] 1/6 ] CRICKET: SECOND TEST, (Day 5) Melbourne Shane Warnj took a hat-trick as Australia wrapped up a 295-run victory in just 56 minutes. Wbrnj trapped Phillip DeFreitas lbw before having Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm caught to complete another sorry defeat for England. Mike Gatting was out to the second ball of the day to end any faint hope that they might survive. Alec Stewart bravely defied the pbin of his broken finger to conj in next but could do nothing as the remaining five wickets fell for njnj runs in 75 deliveries. 5]m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n ThirdTjst Ass v Eng Eng Schjd SA v NZ