Ashes 2013-14: England are defeated by Australia on day five - in pictures
England start the day needing one of three things, none of which are likely to happen: (a) for their tail-enders to survive 540 deliveries; (b) for the tail-enders to score a lot of runs; or (c) for a massive storm to hit Adelaide. There has been a brief delay due to a light shower, but play eventually gets under way and Stuart Broad smashes a six … hang on a minutePhotograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesNormal service is resumed when Broad attempts the same shot against Peter Siddle and hits it straight to Nathan Lyon on the boundaryPhotograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty ImagesMitchell Johnson fires down a ferocious delivery at Matt Prior. Prior is one of the few bright spots in the England innings and will eventually go on to make 69Photograph: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images
Graeme Swann doesn't last long - he's caught at second slip by Michael Clarke off a Ryan Harris delivery. The Aussie fans are waiting ready to banter him on his way back to the pavillionPhotograph: SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty ImagesMonty Panesar joins James Anderson at the crease, but within seven balls he bites the dust and it's all over. Ryan Harris grabs the final wicket to sweep England out for 312. Australia win by 218 runsPhotograph: Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesJoy for the Aussies, whose two crushing wins have given them a 2-0 lead in the Ashes, and who now have a very realistic chance of wrapping up the series in PerthPhotograph: Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesAlastair Cook shakes hands with the man who caused so much damage in this Test, Mitchell Johnson. If Johnson keeps up this kind of form throughout the series, England could be looking at a whitewashPhotograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images
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