Australia fights back though Smith and Head in bid for series-clinching win in Ashes
England and Australia were heading into a long final session of the Ashes series with the result of the fifth and last test hanging in the balance at The Oval on Monday. After a rain delay of nearly three hours that wiped out the middle session on Day 5, Australia resumed on 238-3 chasing 384 for the victory to clinch the series 3-1. The Australians need 146 more runs to win while the English require seven wickets in their bid to draw the series 2-2 and prevent the tourists from completing a first Ashes series win in England since 2001.