WATCH | Ashes: Tail wags as England reach 346 all out in Sydney

England’s tail wagged hard as Australia dropped catches to allow the tourists to amass 346 in their first innings before they were dismissed to bring up lunch on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes test on Friday.

Tom Curran, playing his second test, hit a confident 39 and Stuart Broad smashed a 31 featuring two sixes as they drove their side to a competitive score in the face of some fearsome pace bowling on a sunny morning at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

England had been rocked by two late wickets at the end of day one and resumed on 233 for five, looking to inflate their score as much as possible as they seek a consolation victory after relinquishing the urn.

Dawid Malan lasted less than half an hour before departing for 62, quick Mitchell Starc eliciting an outside edge which Steve Smith caught brilliantly with a dive from second slip.

Wow, what a catch from Aussie skipper Steve Smith! https://t.co/vhFwlbdpM8 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/c0hoAucGeD

— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) January 4, 2018

While the Australia captain appeared to have returned to his usual reliability after dropping three catches in the series, his team mates …read more